John Olsen is a racing driver from Norway who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. Olsen has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,827 ranks Olsen 4384th of 40,700 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.
| 2003-10-17 | Road Atlanta | P12 | +39 |
| 2003-09-07 | Laguna Seca | P28 | โ115 |
| 2003-08-23 | Road America | P9 | +49 |
| 2003-08-16 | Mosport | P9 | +35 |
| 2003-07-26 | Sonoma Raceway | P15 | +15 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +118 | Nazareth 2003 | Star Mazda Championship | P3 |
| +117 | Laguna Seca 2003 | Star Mazda Championship | P4 |
| +109 | Road Atlanta 2002 | Star Mazda Championship | P7 |
| +107 | RFK Stadium 2002 | Star Mazda Championship | P6 |
| +79 | Pikes Peak International Raceway 2002 | Star Mazda Championship | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | โธStar Mazda Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +196 | 3,904 | |
| 2002 | โธStar Mazda Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +2,358 | 3,708 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Dan Weyland | 2,178 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 71% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Moses Smith | 3,565 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Steve Cook | 2,792 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| ๐บ๐ธ John Faulkner | 3,696 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jon BrownsonFIA Bronze | 3,186 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tom Nastasi | 3,730 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ Glenn Cooper | 3,566 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| ๐ป๐ช Luis Schiavo | 4,049 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Dan Tomlin Jr. | 3,008 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| ๐ณ๏ธ John Mefford | 3,825 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Michael McDowellFIA Gold, 1ร champion | 5,925 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| ๐บ๐ธ James GueFIA Bronze | 5,106 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Ryan JusticeHigher-rated | 4,083 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,374 | ๐ท๐บ Andrey Smetsky | World Touring Car Championship | 3,828 |
| 4,375 | ๐ฆ๐ช Bashar Mardini | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,828 |
| 4,376 | ๐ฆ๐ท Jorge Daponte | Formula 1 | 3,828 |
| 4,377 | ๐ช๐ช Martin Rump | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,828 |
| 4,378 | ๐ป๐ช Mauricio Baiz | Italian F4 | 3,828 |
| 4,379 | ๐ฌ๐ง Ollie Jackson | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,828 |
| 4,380 | ๐ฌ๐ง Tom Oliphant | TCR World Tour | 3,828 |
| 4,381 | ๐บ๐ธ Bobby Gada | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,827 |
| 4,382 | ๐บ๐ธ Clarence Ogle | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,827 |
| 4,383 | ๐ฌ๐ง David Hampshire | Formula 1 | 3,827 |
| 4,384 | ๐ณ๐ด John Olsen | Star Mazda Championship | 3,827 |
| 4,385 | ๐ฆ๐น Roland Ratzenberger | Formula 1 | 3,827 |
| 4,386 | ๐บ๐ธ Brady Boswell | ARCA Menards Series | 3,826 |
| 4,387 | ๐ฎ๐น Franco Comotti | Formula 1 | 3,826 |
| 4,388 | ๐ฎ๐น Gaetano Starrabba | Formula 1 | 3,826 |
| 4,389 | ๐ฆ๐น Kiano Blum | GT Winter Series | 3,826 |
| 4,390 | ๐ฉ๐ช Kurt Ahrens | Formula 1 | 3,826 |
| 4,391 | ๐บ๐ธ Matt Varsha | Star Mazda Championship | 3,826 |
| 4,392 | ๐ต๐น Miguel Freitas | World Touring Car Championship | 3,826 |
| 4,393 | ๐ฆ๐ด Ricardo Teixeira | GP2 Series | 3,826 |
| 4,394 | ๐ฌ๐ง Rodney Nuckey | Formula 1 | 3,826 |
John Olsen is an entry-level professional who raced in the Star Mazda Championship, a single-class national series that fields amateurs, semi-professionals and graded professionals together. His career on record spans two seasons, 2002 to 2003, with Mazda-powered single-seaters in the United States.[1]
Olsen made 17 starts across the Star Mazda Championship and took one podium finish. He finished eighth in the 2003 championship standings, which represented the full extent of his indexed racing. His performance against the field showed mixed results; he typically beat competitive amateur Dan Weyland but usually finished behind Moses Smith, the 2002 Star Mazda champion and an established entry-level professional. He twice finished ahead of Michael McDowell, who went on to establish himself as an FIA Gold professional and NASCAR regular with 339 Cup Series starts, and once ahead of James Gue, an FIA Bronze professional who later raced in IMSA WeatherTech.[2]