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🇳🇿 James Laughlin
Racing driver from New Zealand. NASA, Legends Ford Coupe. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
James Laughlin
Born
10 June 1993(b. 1993)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
Legends Ford Coupe
Series
NASA
Status
Retired
Championships
12018
Career wins
2
Career podiums
11
Career starts
24
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
1,242
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
1,242Rank 24383 of 40,200 indexed, -241 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
James Laughlin is a racing driver from New Zealand who last raced in NASA for Legends Ford Coupe. Laughlin is a one-time champion (2018), with 2 wins and 11 podiums from 24 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,242 ranks Laughlin 24383th of 40,200 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
2019 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2019-06-16 | Sonoma Raceway Legends Masters | P3 | +29 |
| 2019-06-15 | Sonoma Raceway Legends Masters | P3 | +29 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +143 | Sonoma Raceway 2015 | NASA | P1 |
| +119 | Sonoma Raceway 2018 | NASA | P1 |
| +112 | Sonoma Raceway 2006 | NASA | P3 |
| +108 | Sonoma Raceway 2003 | NASA | P4 |
| +94 | Sonoma Raceway 2015 | NASA | P2 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Legends Ford Coupe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +58 | 1,483 |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | Legends Ford Coupe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +331 | 1,483 |
| 2015 | ▸NASA | Ford coupe | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +305 | 1,094 |
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Ford Coupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +48 | 1,094 |
| 2013 | ▸NASA | Ford Coupe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +28 | 741 |
| 2006 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +61 | 713 | |
| 2005 | ▸NASA | Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −376 | 652 |
| 2004 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −19 | 1,028 | |
| 2003 | ▸NASA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −303 | 1,047 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Laughlin finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Steve Fensler Jr. | 1,705 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🏳️ Thomas Woehrle | 402 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Dave Allen | 969 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Bliss | 3,447 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Sheldon | 3,357 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🏳️ George Sheldon, Jr. | 1,198 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Steve Wilson | 656 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Frankie Marks | 1,374 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Butch Summers | 789 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Jeremy Christensen | 1,550 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Brian KamiskyHigher-rated, 1× champion | 2,933 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,200 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,373 | 🇦🇷 Sami Mendaña | TC Mouras | 1,243 |
| 24,374 | 🏳️ Todd Imwold | PCA Club Racing | 1,243 |
| 24,375 | 🏳️ Tom Corona | NASA | 1,243 |
| 24,376 | 🏳️ Troy Messer | NASA | 1,243 |
| 24,377 | 🏳️ Tyler Pappas | NASA | 1,243 |
| 24,378 | 🏳️ Eric Erz | PCA Club Racing | 1,242 |
| 24,379 | 🏳️ Fritz Seidel | SVRA | 1,242 |
| 24,380 | 🏳️ Greg Eick | SCCA Regionals | 1,242 |
| 24,381 | 🏳️ Ian Mc Cloghrie | SCCA Majors | 1,242 |
| 24,382 | 🏳️ Isaac Preston | SCCA Majors | 1,242 |
| 24,383 | 🇳🇿 James Laughlin | NASA | 1,242 |
| 24,384 | 🇬🇧 James Paul | NASA | 1,242 |
| 24,385 | 🏳️ Jay A Nizborski | PCA Club Racing | 1,242 |
| 24,386 | 🇧🇪 Ken Stessens | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,242 |
| 24,387 | 🏳️ Michael Hoke | PCA Club Racing | 1,242 |
| 24,388 | 🏳️ Mike Horn | SCCA Regionals | 1,242 |
| 24,389 | 🏳️ Shea Burns | NASA | 1,242 |
| 24,390 | 🏳️ Simon Baales | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,242 |
| 24,391 | 🏳️ Stephan Papadakis | NASA | 1,242 |
| 24,392 | 🏳️ Thai Diep | NASA | 1,242 |
| 24,393 | 🏳️ Alex von Wachter | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,241 |
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