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🇧🇷 John Nelson
Racing driver from Brazil. PCA Club Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
John Nelson
Born
17 August 1952(b. 1952)
Nationality
Brazil
Current team
Series
PCA Club Racing
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
7
Career starts
11
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
1,207
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
1,207Rank 24819 of 40,200 indexed, -79 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
John Nelson is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in PCA Club Racing. Nelson has recorded 0 wins and 7 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,207 ranks Nelson 24819th 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
2023 form
Last 11 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2023-09-17 | Laguna Seca GT4 | P2 | +105 |
| 2023-09-16 | Laguna Seca GT4 | P3 | +60 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +113 | Laguna Seca 2015 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +105 | Laguna Seca 2023 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +94 | Laguna Seca 2012 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +86 | Laguna Seca 2017 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +77 | Laguna Seca 2017 | PCA Club Racing | P2 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +166 | 1,286 | |
| 2019 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −162 | 1,120 | |
| 2017 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +163 | 1,282 | |
| 2015 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +176 | 1,119 | |
| 2012 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −407 | 943 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nelson finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kevin RoushFIA Bronze | 1,519 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Tom Weber | 1,283 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Dan Aspesi | 1,435 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Brad Lano | 1,008 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Jan Sussman | 869 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Chris Murray | 400 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Scott Winders | 1,201 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Gene SigalHigher-rated | 2,955 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 John AllenFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 2,490 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Jesse MenczerHigher-rated, 1× champion | 2,313 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,200 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24,809 | 🏳️ Michael D Helgren | SVRA | 1,208 |
| 24,810 | 🏳️ Nathan Del Carmen | SCCA Majors | 1,208 |
| 24,811 | 🏳️ Rick Deerwester | NASA | 1,208 |
| 24,812 | 🇺🇸 Robert Rosa Jr | SCCA Regionals | 1,208 |
| 24,813 | 🏳️ Tony Opheim | SCCA Majors | 1,208 |
| 24,814 | 🏳️ Zeb Little | NASA | 1,208 |
| 24,815 | 🇦🇷 Ariel Anino | TC Mouras | 1,207 |
| 24,816 | 🇦🇷 Ariel Balmaceda | TC Pista Mouras | 1,207 |
| 24,817 | 🏳️ Ben Snyder | NASA | 1,207 |
| 24,818 | 🏳️ Chip Eggleton | PCA Club Racing | 1,207 |
| 24,819 | 🇧🇷 John Nelson | PCA Club Racing | 1,207 |
| 24,820 | 🏳️ Mark Beyer | SCCA Regionals | 1,207 |
| 24,821 | 🇦🇺 Mark Cross | NASA | 1,207 |
| 24,822 | 🏳️ Michael Lansky | PCA Club Racing | 1,207 |
| 24,823 | 🏳️ Peter Uzdavinis | SVRA | 1,207 |
| 24,824 | 🏳️ Brian Bosien | SCCA Majors | 1,206 |
| 24,825 | 🏳️ C. Michael Smellie | SCCA Regionals | 1,206 |
| 24,826 | 🏳️ Chris Bond | NASA | 1,206 |
| 24,827 | 🏳️ Drew Ewing | NASA | 1,206 |
| 24,828 | 🏳️ Greg Obadia | NASA | 1,206 |
| 24,829 | 🏳️ Jeffrey Walter | NASA | 1,206 |
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