John Pentelei-Molnar is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Porsche 924S. Pentelei-Molnar has recorded 12 wins and 20 podiums from 36 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,471 ranks Pentelei-Molnar 22114th 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.
| 2022-09-18 | Laguna Seca 944 Spec | P1 | +110 |
| 2022-09-17 | Laguna Seca 944 Spec | P2 | +99 |
| 2022-05-22 | Willow Springs Raceway 944 Spec | P6 | +18 |
| 2022-05-22 | Willow Springs Raceway 944 Spec | P16 | −176 |
| 2022-05-21 | Willow Springs Raceway 944 Spec | P3 | +67 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +139 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2016 | NASA | P1 |
| +124 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2016 | NASA | P1 |
| +114 | Chuckwalla Valley Raceway 2016 | NASA | P1 |
| +110 | Laguna Seca 2022 | NASA | P1 |
| +105 | Auto Club Speedway 2017 | NASA | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸NASA | Porsche 924S | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −11 | 1,767 |
| 2021 | ▸NASA | Porsche 924S | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −104 | 1,778 |
| 2019 | ▸NASA | Porsche 924S | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −11 | 1,883 |
| 2017 | ▸NASA | Porsche 924S | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +479 | 1,893 |
| 2016 | ▸NASA | Porsche 924S | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +227 | 1,893 |
| 2015 | ▸NASA | Porsche 924S | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −268 | 1,082 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Charles Sharp | 1,527 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 62% |
| 🏳️ Jim Richmond | 420 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 70% |
| 🏳️ Tony Mazzagatti | 545 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% |
| 🏳️ Gerald DeLira | 878 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🏳️ Thomas Atteberry | 1,164 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🏳️ Marcelo Vine | 2,861 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🏳️ Charles Buzzetti | 2,492 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🏳️ Simon Peck | 1,312 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🏳️ Everett DeLano | 941 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🏳️ Kevin Fry | 2,590 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Daniel WilliamsHigher-rated | 2,645 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22,104 | 🏳️ Jarrett Tamaye | NASA | 1,472 |
| 22,105 | 🏳️ Peter Schwabl | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,472 |
| 22,106 | 🏳️ Robert Linder | PCA Club Racing | 1,472 |
| 22,107 | 🏳️ Scott Dick | SVRA | 1,472 |
| 22,108 | 🏳️ Steve Bobbitt | American Endurance Racing | 1,472 |
| 22,109 | 🏳️ Bradley Toews | PCA Club Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,110 | 🏳️ Eric Antich | NASA | 1,471 |
| 22,111 | 🇨🇭 Hanspeter Muster | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,471 |
| 22,112 | 🏳️ John Eberhardt, 3rd. | American Endurance Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,113 | 🏳️ John Manfroy | SCCA Majors | 1,471 |
| 22,114 | 🏳️ John Pentelei-Molnar | NASA | 1,471 |
| 22,115 | 🏳️ Jonathan van Hise | American Endurance Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,116 | 🏳️ Jose Osiris | SCCA Majors | 1,471 |
| 22,117 | 🏳️ Mueller / Heumann | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,118 | 🏳️ Scott L Smith | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,119 | 🏳️ Sunir Ghosal | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,120 | 🏳️ White / Mueller | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,471 |
| 22,121 | 🏳️ Anthony Lepore, Jr. | American Endurance Racing | 1,470 |
| 22,122 | 🏳️ Barry Maccheyne | American Endurance Racing | 1,470 |
| 22,123 | 🇬🇧 Ben Salmon | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,470 |
| 22,124 | 🏳️ Bryan Killingbeck | American Endurance Racing | 1,470 |
John Pentelei-Molnar is a club-level driver who spent seven seasons racing in NASA, a national multiclass championship mixing amateur and professional entrants. He drove Porsche 944s in the 944 Spec class, most often for Porsche 924S, and took 12 wins and 20 podiums across 36 starts between 2015 and 2022.[1]
His record is built on consistency within his class rather than exceptional pace. He finished ninth in the 2022 NASA championship standings, his most recent season, taking a win and three podiums across seven rounds. Against the regular opponents he raced most often, he ran closely matched with Charles Sharp, a club-level peer, and usually finished ahead of Jim Richmond, a developing driver. He beat semi-professional drivers including Marcelo Vine multiple times in head-to-head racing, though his single finish ahead of Daniel Williams, who raced at the semi-professional level across three national series, underscores the gap between his typical field and the stronger professionals on the grid.[2]