Jesus MENDOZA is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Ferrari Challenge for Ferrari of San Francisco. MENDOZA has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,770 ranks MENDOZA 17840th 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.
| 2023-07-23 | Sonoma Raceway S-AM | P9 | −64 |
| 2023-07-22 | Sonoma Raceway S-AM | P12 | −96 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Sonoma Raceway 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P6 |
| +5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Ferrari of San Francisco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −160 | 1,770 |
| 2022 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Ferrari of San Francisco | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +579 | 1,929 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jeffrey NUNBERG | 2,726 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Lisa ClarkFIA Bronze | 1,919 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Anthony DECARLO | 1,869 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony DavisFIA Bronze | 3,905 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Frank SzczesniakFIA Bronze | 2,772 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan CORNISH | 2,565 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jerri WALTERS | 2,167 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Rey ACOSTA | 2,977 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Richard Pineda | 2,682 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Eileen BILDMAN | 2,040 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17,830 | 🇯🇵 Masato Mitsuhashi | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,772 |
| 17,831 | 🇧🇪 Raf van Belle | 24H Series | 1,772 |
| 17,832 | 🇳🇱 Ralf Willems | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,772 |
| 17,833 | 🏳️ Raubach Köln | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,772 |
| 17,834 | 🏳️ Renauer Schweiz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,772 |
| 17,835 | 🏳️ Teaofilo Masera | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,772 |
| 17,836 | 🏳️ Thomas Plum | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,772 |
| 17,837 | 🏳️ Bernd Reuffel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,770 |
| 17,838 | 🏳️ David Hussey | SCCA Regionals | 1,770 |
| 17,839 | 🏳️ James Boyd | Zenith Racing Series | 1,770 |
| 17,840 | 🇺🇸 Jesus MENDOZA | Ferrari Challenge | 1,770 |
| 17,841 | 🇺🇸 Lewis Liebert | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,770 |
| 17,842 | 🏳️ Lyle Hitt | American Endurance Racing | 1,770 |
| 17,843 | 🏳️ Rob Bailey | SCCA Regionals | 1,770 |
| 17,844 | 🏳️ Thomas Roth | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,770 |
| 17,845 | 🇩🇪 Felix Dacher Maxim | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,769 |
| 17,846 | 🇸🇪 Jonas Sahlander | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,769 |
| 17,847 | 🇮🇹 Pino FRASCARO | Ferrari Challenge | 1,769 |
| 17,848 | 🇷🇺 Sergei Ponkin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,769 |
| 17,849 | 🇬🇧 Burnett Marcos | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,768 |
| 17,850 | 🇺🇸 Dale Sievwigth | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,768 |
Jesus Mendoza is a club-level driver, rated 1,704, competing in the category where consistent racing at regional and grassroots level demonstrates genuine commitment but results remain modest. Mendoza's career comprises two seasons in Ferrari Challenge from 2022 to 2023, fielded by Ferrari of San Francisco, accumulating ten starts across that span without recording a win or podium finish. An average finishing position of P10.7 places him in the midfield of the grids he contested.[1]
Throughout his Ferrari Challenge tenure, Mendoza raced against a field of semi-professional and club competitors. His head-to-head records against frequent rivals show a mixed picture: he outfinished Jeffrey Nunberg, rated 2,780, on four occasions from ten shared races, and beat Anthony DeCarlo similarly on four of nine encounters. Against stronger opposition, notably Tony Davis, a semi-professional graded FIA Bronze driver rated 3,871, Mendoza struggled, finishing ahead of him in none of eight races. He was consistently outpaced by Lisa Clark, the 2023 Ferrari Challenge S-AM champion, who finished ahead of him in all ten of their shared races. These results place Mendoza as a capable club racer among semi-professional fields without establishing himself as a consistent front-runner.
Mendoza retired after 2023 with no championships to his credit. His two seasons generated insufficient wins or podium performances to progress beyond club-level racing status in the Ferrari Challenge one-make series.