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🇺🇸 J.W.Roberts

Racing driver from United States. Star Mazda Championship, Team GDT.
Driver facts
Full name
J.W.Roberts
Nationality
United States
Current team
Team GDT
Series
Star Mazda Championship
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
40
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
2,712
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
2,712
RANK 6644 / 17,494 INDEXED · +0 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
2011 form
LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
2011-09-16Laguna SecaStar Mazda ChampionshipP13−7
2011-09-02BaltimoreStar Mazda ChampionshipP12−39
2011-08-26Sonoma RacewayStar Mazda ChampionshipP14−35
2011-08-05Trois-RivieresStar Mazda ChampionshipP9+24
2011-08-05Trois-RivieresStar Mazda ChampionshipP12−46
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2011▸Star Mazda ChampionshipTeam GDT900100P18−2562,712
2010▸Star Mazda ChampionshipTeam GDT1100000P21−422,968
2009▸Star Mazda ChampionshipTeam GDT300000P24−923,010
2008▸Star Mazda ChampionshipTeam GDT1200000P30−3173,102
2007▸Star Mazda ChampionshipHickham Motorsports200000P30−1863,418
2006▸Star Mazda ChampionshipHickham Motorsports300000P34−1463,604
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES ROBERTS FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇧🇷 Caio Lara4,139252238%
🇺🇸 Rusty Mitchell4,3782351822%
🇺🇸 Connor De PhillippiFIA GOLD5,5581921711%
🇫🇷 Tristan VautierFIA GOLD5,0581931616%
🇧🇷 João Horto4,0951941521%
🇨🇴 Tatiana CalderónFIA SILVER3,9971951426%
🇺🇸 Gerry KrautFIA BRONZE3,5241971237%
🇺🇸 Alex Ardoin4,3231821611%
🇻🇪 Carlos Linares2,9131861233%
🇺🇸 Nick Andries4,0481741324%
🇺🇸 Conor DalyFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION5,858141137%
🇺🇸 Gustavo MenezesFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION5,67482625%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
On the leaderboard
GLOBAL RANK · 17,494 DRIVERS INDEXED
#DriverSeriesRating
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6,636🏳️ Fred KaimerPorsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama2,714
6,637🇺🇸 Garrett DettmanUS F42,714
6,638🇩🇪 Moritz OberheimNürburgring 24 Hours2,714
6,639🏳️ Ryan PopeZenith Racing Series2,714
6,640🏳️ Shane RobertsZenith Racing Series2,714
6,641🏳️ Colin ComerTrans-Am2,713
6,642🇬🇧 Daniel HeadlamGB32,713
6,643🏳️ Mason ChelootzSKUSA SuperNationals2,713
6,644🇺🇸 J.W.RobertsStar Mazda Championship2,712
6,645🇬🇧 JM LittmanPorsche Mobil 1 Supercup2,712
6,646🏳️ Mike BeenySKUSA SuperNationals2,712
6,647🏳️ Brandon CollinsWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin2,711
6,648🇺🇸 Frank SzczesniakFerrari Challenge2,711
6,649🇬🇧 Clutton MarcusBritish GT Championship2,710
6,650🇨🇦 Jack PolitoIMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge2,710
6,651🏳️ Jon DeGaynorSVRA2,710
6,652🏳️ Juan Hernandez LeivaWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin2,710
6,653🏳️ Mitch WrightWhelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin2,710
6,654🏳️ Orange SimonBritish GT Championship2,710
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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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
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