J.W.Roberts is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Team GDT. Roberts has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 40 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,712 ranks Roberts 6644th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2011-09-16 | Laguna Seca | P13 | −7 |
| 2011-09-02 | Baltimore | P12 | −39 |
| 2011-08-26 | Sonoma Raceway | P14 | −35 |
| 2011-08-05 | Trois-Rivieres | P9 | +24 |
| 2011-08-05 | Trois-Rivieres | P12 | −46 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team GDT | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −256 | 2,712 |
| 2010 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team GDT | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −42 | 2,968 |
| 2009 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team GDT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −92 | 3,010 |
| 2008 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team GDT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −317 | 3,102 |
| 2007 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Hickham Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −186 | 3,418 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Hickham Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −146 | 3,604 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Caio Lara | 4,139 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Rusty Mitchell | 4,378 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Connor De PhillippiFIA GOLD | 5,558 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 Tristan VautierFIA GOLD | 5,058 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% |
| 🇧🇷 João Horto | 4,095 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% |
| 🇨🇴 Tatiana CalderónFIA SILVER | 3,997 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% |
| 🇺🇸 Gerry KrautFIA BRONZE | 3,524 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex Ardoin | 4,323 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% |
| 🇻🇪 Carlos Linares | 2,913 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Nick Andries | 4,048 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% |
| 🇺🇸 Conor DalyFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION | 5,858 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% |
| 🇺🇸 Gustavo MenezesFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION | 5,674 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,634 | 🇿🇦 Waberski Jarrod | British GT Championship | 2,715 |
| 6,635 | 🇿🇦 Will Moore | GT World Challenge Europe | 2,715 |
| 6,636 | 🏳️ Fred Kaimer | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama | 2,714 |
| 6,637 | 🇺🇸 Garrett Dettman | US F4 | 2,714 |
| 6,638 | 🇩🇪 Moritz Oberheim | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,714 |
| 6,639 | 🏳️ Ryan Pope | Zenith Racing Series | 2,714 |
| 6,640 | 🏳️ Shane Roberts | Zenith Racing Series | 2,714 |
| 6,641 | 🏳️ Colin Comer | Trans-Am | 2,713 |
| 6,642 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Headlam | GB3 | 2,713 |
| 6,643 | 🏳️ Mason Chelootz | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,713 |
| 6,644 | 🇺🇸 J.W.Roberts | Star Mazda Championship | 2,712 |
| 6,645 | 🇬🇧 JM Littman | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,712 |
| 6,646 | 🏳️ Mike Beeny | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,712 |
| 6,647 | 🏳️ Brandon Collins | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,711 |
| 6,648 | 🇺🇸 Frank Szczesniak | Ferrari Challenge | 2,711 |
| 6,649 | 🇬🇧 Clutton Marcus | British GT Championship | 2,710 |
| 6,650 | 🇨🇦 Jack Polito | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 2,710 |
| 6,651 | 🏳️ Jon DeGaynor | SVRA | 2,710 |
| 6,652 | 🏳️ Juan Hernandez Leiva | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,710 |
| 6,653 | 🏳️ Mitch Wright | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,710 |
| 6,654 | 🏳️ Orange Simon | British GT Championship | 2,710 |
J.W. Roberts is a competitive amateur who raced in the Star Mazda Championship between 2006 and 2011. His rating of 2,712 places him at the entry level of competitive club and regional racing; this denotes a driver who is quick and holds a real competition licence, but consistently races outside the top tier of professional fields. Across six seasons and 40 starts, Roberts scored no wins or podiums and averaged a finishing position of 16th, competing primarily for Team GDT.[1]
Roberts's record against his regular rivals shows a consistent pattern of finishing behind stronger drivers. Against semi-professional and professional fields, he won only isolated results: he finished ahead of Tristan Vautier, the 2011 Star Mazda champion, on three occasions; Conor Daly, the 2010 Star Mazda champion, once; and Gustavo Menezes, a Gold-graded sportscar professional, twice. However, these scattered results stand against much larger sample sizes in the opposite direction. In 25 shared races with Caio Lara, Roberts finished ahead only twice and behind 23 times. Against Rusty Mitchell over 23 races, he managed five wins and 18 losses. Connor De Phillippi, a Gold-graded professional, finished ahead of Roberts in 17 of their 19 encounters. These head-to-head records show Roberts was outpaced by the field's competitive core.
Roberts retired from racing in 2011 after finishing 18th in the final Star Mazda Championship round. His career belonged entirely to a single series and a single team, and produced no wins across 40 attempts against professional and semi-professional company.