Jo Merszei is a racing driver from China who last raced in World Touring Car Championship for Liqui Moly Team Engstler. Merszei has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 29 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,750 ranks Merszei 4747th of 40,349 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.
| 2013-11-15 | Race of Macau | P21 | +16 |
| 2013-11-15 | Race of Macau | DNF | +45 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +83 | Race of Macau 2012 | World Touring Car Championship | P13 |
| +71 | Race of Macau 2011 | World Touring Car Championship | P14 |
| +47 | Race of Macau 2012 | World Touring Car Championship | P17 |
| +45 | Race of Macau 2013 | World Touring Car Championship | DNF |
| +31 | Race of Macau 2011 | World Touring Car Championship | P15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +61 | 3,750 |
| 2012 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +130 | 3,689 |
| 2011 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +102 | 3,559 |
| 2010 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +46 | 3,457 |
| 2009 | ▸World Touring Car Championship | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +24 | 3,411 |
| 2007 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Swiss Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −29 | 3,387 |
| 2006 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Swiss Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −82 | 3,416 |
| 2005 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −88 | 3,499 | |
| 2004 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Swiss Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −93 | 3,587 |
| 2003 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Alan Docking Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −130 | 3,679 |
| 2002 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Alan Docking Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −65 | 3,809 |
| 2001 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Prema Powerteam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −197 | 3,874 |
| 2000 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | team hms f3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −291 | 4,071 |
| 1999 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,011 | 4,361 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Kit Meng Lei | 3,500 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% |
| 🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold | 3,421 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% |
| 🇲🇴 Michael Ho | 3,589 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% |
| 🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA Gold | 5,294 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 André CoutoFIA Silver | 4,434 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Franz EngstlerFIA Bronze | 4,399 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Robert Huff | 4,090 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇳🇱 Tom CoronelFIA Gold | 3,506 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇧🇷 Fabio CarboneFIA Silver | 5,115 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Paolo Montin | 4,885 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,898 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇷 Bruno SennaFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,075 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇭 Alain MenuHigher-rated | 5,619 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,737 | 🇬🇧 Michael BIRCH | European Le Mans Series | 3,752 |
| 4,738 | 🇺🇸 Roy Payne | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,752 |
| 4,739 | 🇬🇧 Tim O'Kennedy | FIA GT Championship | 3,752 |
| 4,740 | 🇨🇭 Christoph Ulrich | Road to Le Mans | 3,751 |
| 4,741 | 🇺🇸 James Sofronas | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 3,751 |
| 4,742 | 🇫🇷 Julien Piguet | TCR World Tour | 3,751 |
| 4,743 | 🇲🇽 Katherine Legge | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,751 |
| 4,744 | 🇺🇸 Steve Lawrence | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,751 |
| 4,745 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Holzer | WEC | 3,751 |
| 4,746 | 🇮🇹 Bepo Orlandi | FIA GT Championship | 3,750 |
| 4,747 | 🇨🇳 Jo Merszei | World Touring Car Championship | 3,750 |
| 4,748 | 🇺🇸 Mike Oliver | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,750 |
| 4,749 | 🇬🇧 Piers Prior | GB3 | 3,750 |
| 4,750 | 🇹🇭 Rayan Caretti | French F4 | 3,750 |
| 4,751 | 🇧🇷 Beto Monteiro | Stock Car Pro Series | 3,749 |
| 4,752 | 🇺🇸 Lance Hooper | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,749 |
| 4,753 | 🇮🇹 Patrick Reiterer | GP3 Series | 3,749 |
| 4,754 | 🇳🇱 Rocco Coronel | Spanish F4 | 3,749 |
| 4,755 | 🇩🇪 Valentin Lachenmayer | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,749 |
| 4,756 | 🇯🇵 Akazame Oyaji | Super GT | 3,748 |
| 4,757 | 🇧🇪 Benjamin Paque | 24H Series | 3,748 |
Jo Merszei is an entry-level professional who raced single-seaters in two international championships across fourteen seasons. He competed in Formula 3 Macau from 1999 to 2007 for Swiss Racing Team, then moved to the World Touring Car Championship in 2009, driving for Liqui Moly Team Engstler through 2013. His rating of 3,750 places him among competitive drivers at the entry level of professional racing.[1]
Merszei made 19 starts in Formula 3 Macau over nine seasons without securing a podium finish. He then stepped up to the World Touring Car Championship, where he appeared in only four rounds across four years, recording 10 starts total and finishing 22nd in the 2013 championship standings. His career spanned circuits from amateur grids to fields hosting FIA-graded professionals, yet he remained consistently mid-pack in both series.[2]
The fields he raced in included drivers of considerably higher standing. He finished ahead of Nico Hülkenberg, then a rising professional who would go on to win the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series and 2009 GP2 Series before a lengthy Formula 1 career, twice across their meetings. He also beat Bruno Senna once, a driver who would later become an established professional with a 2017 WEC LMP2 title. Against his most regular opponents, Kit Meng Lei in Formula 3 Macau and Tiago Monteiro in the World Touring Car Championship, he typically finished behind them both, though Monteiro would develop into a Gold-graded professional with extensive touring car and single-seater experience.