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🇮🇹 Ivan Capelli

Racing driver from Italy. FIA GT Championship, Veloqx Motorsport. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Ivan Capelli
Born
24 May 1963(b. 1963)
Nationality
Italy
Current team
Veloqx Motorsport
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Championships
11986
Career wins
3
Career podiums
10
Career starts
122
Career DNFs
76
Racer Rating
5,003
Ivan Capelli
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,003
Rank 1157 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Ivan Capelli is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Veloqx Motorsport. Capelli is a one-time champion (1986), with 3 wins and 10 podiums from 122 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,003 ranks Capelli 1157th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2002 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFESPSOUMEXBRAESPITAMONCANFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORSOU
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2002-10-18EstorilFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−163
2002-10-04DoningtonFIA GT ChampionshipP18−61
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+185Circuit Paul Ricard 1990Formula 1P2
+182Osterreichring 1985International Formula 3000P1
+153Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1988Formula 1P3
+153Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1992Formula 1P5
+152Autódromo do Estoril 1988Formula 1P2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Circuit Paul Ricard4 starts+32
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve5 starts+27
Adelaide Street Circuit5 starts+26
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps6 starts+23
Struggles
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari6 starts-44
Suzuka Circuit4 starts-38
Silverstone Circuit6 starts-24
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez5 starts-22
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2002▸FIA GT ChampionshipVeloqx Motorsport200100P36−2245,003
2000▸FIA GT ChampionshipSupertech erg100000P32−615,227
1997▸FIA GT ChampionshipKonrad Motorsport100100P33−1365,288
1993▸Formula 1Jordan100100P16−835,424
1992▸Formula 1Ferrari14001003P12+215,507
1991▸Formula 1Leyton House14001101P14−2425,486
1990▸Formula 1Leyton House14011006P10+2465,728
1989▸Formula 1March16001400P17−5875,482
1988▸Formula 1March16027017P7+3076,069
1987▸Formula 1March16001001P16−165,762
1986▸International Formula 3000Équipe Dollop1125430P1+2075,778
▸Formula 3 MacauDavid Price Racing300000—−248
▸Formula 1AGS200200P14−148
1985▸International Formula 3000612400P11↑614−535,967
▸Formula 1Tyrrell200103P14↑500+120
1984▸Formula 3 MacauEddie Jordan Racing300000—+3,4364,786
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Capelli finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,41795286729%
🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna6,33295148115%
🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen6,04995276828%
🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger6,49194316333%
🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell6,38990216923%
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris5,52490424847%
🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin5,53683424151%
🇮🇹 Pierluigi Martini5,65282354743%
🇫🇷 Alain Prost6,80281196223%
🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto5,93880295136%
🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,71179215827%
🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion6,5292691735%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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1,149🇺🇸 Elton JulianWEC5,007
1,150🇮🇹 Brando BadoerFormula 35,006
1,151🇺🇸 James AllenAsian Le Mans Series5,006
1,152🇩🇰 Nicki ThiimGT World Challenge Europe5,006
1,153🇦🇷 Nicolás VarroneFormula 25,006
1,154🇺🇸 Mark TaylorIndyCar5,005
1,155🇳🇱 Bent ViscaalEuropean Le Mans Series5,004
1,156🇩🇪 Dirk MuellerIMSA WeatherTech5,004
1,157🇮🇹 Ivan CapelliFIA GT Championship5,003
1,158🇦🇷 José María LópezWEC5,001
1,159🇦🇺 David BrabhamSVRA4,999
1,160🇫🇷 Eric SalignonFormula V8 3.54,998
1,161🇺🇸 Johnny UnserIndyCar4,998
1,162🇩🇪 Marcel TiemannNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,998
1,163🇲🇨 Stéphane RichelmiEuropean Le Mans Series4,998
1,164🇬🇧 Harry TincknellWEC4,996
1,165🇩🇰 Philipp PeterWEC4,992
1,166🇪🇸 Daniel JuncadellaWEC4,991
1,167🇳🇿 Andre HeimgartnerSupercars Championship4,990
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Ivan Capelli is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Veloqx Motorsport. Capelli is a one-time champion (1986), with 3 wins and 10 podiums from 122 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,003 ranks Capelli 1157th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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