John Olsen is a racing driver who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. Olsen has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,834 ranks Olsen 3102th 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.
| 2003-10-17 | Road Atlanta | P12 | +41 |
| 2003-09-07 | Laguna Seca | P28 | −115 |
| 2003-08-23 | Road America | P9 | +53 |
| 2003-08-16 | Mosport | P9 | +39 |
| 2003-07-26 | Sonoma Raceway | P15 | +18 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +218 | 3,917 | |
| 2002 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −51 | 3,699 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dan Weyland | 2,589 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Moses Smith | 4,251 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% |
| 🇺🇸 Steve Cook | 2,563 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,647 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Tom Nastasi | 3,745 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🏳️ Glenn Cooper | 3,944 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| 🇻🇪 Luis Schiavo | 4,101 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Tomlin Jr. | 2,765 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Anderson | 3,931 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🏳️ John Mefford | 3,828 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA GOLD · 1× CHAMPION | 6,310 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan JusticeHIGHER-RATED | 4,119 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,092 | 🏳️ Quin Houff | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,838 |
| 3,093 | 🇵🇱 Robin Rogalski | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,838 |
| 3,094 | 🇩🇪 Dennis Furchheim | Formula 3 Euro Series | 3,837 |
| 3,095 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Asch | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,837 |
| 3,096 | 🏳️ Daniel Guinchard | GB4 | 3,836 |
| 3,097 | 🇹🇭 Kantadhee Kusiri | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,836 |
| 3,098 | 🇺🇸 Alan Rudolph | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,835 |
| 3,099 | 🇨🇦 Kevin Foster | French F4 | 3,835 |
| 3,100 | 🇺🇸 Kris Wright | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,835 |
| 3,101 | 🇵🇹 Conrad Grunewald | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,834 |
| 3,102 | 🏳️ John Olsen | Star Mazda Championship | 3,834 |
| 3,103 | 🇿🇦 Sebastian Lanzetti | GB3 | 3,834 |
| 3,104 | 🇺🇸 Teddy Musella | USF Pro 2000 | 3,834 |
| 3,105 | 🇫🇮 Paavo Tonteri | British F4 | 3,833 |
| 3,106 | 🇪🇸 Xavier Lloveras | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,833 |
| 3,107 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Holzer | WEC | 3,832 |
| 3,108 | 🇫🇷 Gregoire Demoustier | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,831 |
| 3,109 | 🏳️ Howie Disavino III | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,831 |
| 3,110 | 🇦🇹 Lukas Dunner | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,831 |
| 3,111 | 🇩🇰 Mikkel Overgaard Pedersen | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,831 |
| 3,112 | 🇩🇪 Daniele Di Amato | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,830 |
John Olsen was a semi-professional driver competing in the Star Mazda Championship across 2002 and 2003. His Racer Rating of 3,834 places him in the semi-professional band; this level describes drivers who win in pro-am and one-make classes and run mid-pack among full professionals. Olsen raced 17 times in Star Mazda, accumulating one podium finish and averaging a 15th-place result. He did not win a race.[1]
Olsen's record against the field shows mixed form. He finished ahead of club-level drivers Dan Weyland and Steve Cook consistently across their shared races, and held a winning record against them both. Against stronger competition, he beat Michael McDowell twice; McDowell was a Gold-graded professional and won the Star Mazda Championship in 2004. He also twice finished ahead of Moses Smith, the 2002 Star Mazda champion, and three times ahead of Luis Schiavo, who won the series in 2003. These were isolated results in a head-to-head dynamic that favoured his stronger rivals, however. Smith finished ahead of Olsen 14 times from 16 shared races, and Schiavo's record against him was similarly one-sided across their season-long competition.[2]
Olsen retired from racing after 2003. His career comprised a single season of competitive racing in a professional feeder series, where he remained a mid-field presence without securing a win.