Juan Camilo Acosta is a racing driver from Colombia who last raced in Pro Mazda Championship for M1 Racing. Camilo Acosta has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,516 ranks Camilo Acosta 5806th 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.
| 2013-03-22 | St. Petersburg | P11 | −99 |
| 2013-03-22 | St. Petersburg | P10 | −65 |
| 2013-03-01 | Circuit of the Americas | P4 | +102 |
| 2013-03-01 | Circuit of the Americas | P14 | −103 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +102 | Circuit of the Americas 2013 | Pro Mazda Championship | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ▸Pro Mazda Championship | M1 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −165 | 3,516 |
| 2012 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Team GDT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +2,330 | 3,680 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇴 Juan PiedrahitaFIA Silver | 4,316 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇻🇪 Diego Ferreira | 4,262 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Scott Anderson | 4,127 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇫🇮 Petri Suvanto | 3,980 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇨🇦 Zack Meyer | 3,487 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Matthew BrabhamFIA Silver | 5,188 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer PigotFIA Silver | 5,030 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KaiserFIA Gold | 4,808 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Nick Andries | 4,040 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Shelby BlackstockFIA Silver | 3,559 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan TveterHigher-rated | 5,582 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇽 Jose GutiérrezFIA Silver | 4,426 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,796 | 🇸🇪 Lucas Petersson | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,519 |
| 5,797 | 🇺🇸 Peter Ludwig | Porsche Endurance Challenge North America | 3,519 |
| 5,798 | 🇺🇸 Randy Porter | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,519 |
| 5,799 | 🇺🇸 Bo Le Mastus | NASCAR Truck | 3,518 |
| 5,800 | 🇧🇪 Kurt Dujardin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,518 |
| 5,801 | 🇺🇸 Taylor Mayhew | ARCA Menards Series | 3,518 |
| 5,802 | 🇦🇷 Diego Ciantini | Turismo Carretera | 3,517 |
| 5,803 | 🇧🇷 Oswaldo Negri | GT World Challenge America | 3,517 |
| 5,804 | 🇫🇷 Théo Coicaud | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,517 |
| 5,805 | 🏳️ Charles Hollings | 24H Series | 3,516 |
| 5,806 | 🇨🇴 Juan Camilo Acosta | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,516 |
| 5,807 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Soper | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,516 |
| 5,808 | 🇩🇪 Lorenz Stegmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,516 |
| 5,809 | 🇬🇧 Ross Martin | British F4 | 3,516 |
| 5,810 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Donato | Pro Mazda Championship | 3,515 |
| 5,811 | 🇸🇪 Håkan Olausson | Formula 3 Macau | 3,515 |
| 5,812 | 🇦🇺 Jack Taylor | GB3 | 3,515 |
| 5,813 | 🇯🇵 Juju Noda | Super Formula | 3,515 |
| 5,814 | 🇧🇷 Ricardo Gracia | Spanish F4 | 3,515 |
| 5,815 | 🇨🇿 Stefan Rosina | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,515 |
| 5,816 | 🇩🇪 David Kolkmann | WEC | 3,514 |
Juan Camilo Acosta is a semi-professional driver from Colombia, with a Racer Rating of 3,502; this places him in the band of competitive drivers who win in pro-am fields and run mid-pack among full professionals, though his record shows he did not achieve wins in the series where he competed. Acosta raced for two seasons across the Star Mazda Championship and Pro Mazda Championship between 2012 and 2013, starting five times without reaching the podium. His average finishing position of P10.4 reflects inconsistency in fields containing a mix of aspirational drivers and established professionals.[1]
The calibre of driver Acosta faced varied sharply across his limited career. He competed repeatedly against Diego Ferreira and Scott Anderson, both professional-level drivers a tier above him, and lost those head-to-head contests decisively. Against Juan Piedrahita, an FIA Silver-graded driver of similar standing, Acosta held a narrow edge with three finishes ahead to two behind. His most notable result came when he finished ahead of Kyle Kaiser, the 2017 Indy NXT champion and Gold-graded professional, in one of four shared races; he also beat Spencer Pigot, the 2015 Indy NXT champion and Silver-graded professional, once each. These isolated victories against stronger drivers were exceptions; across their other meetings, both drivers substantially outfinished Acosta, illustrating that his occasional success against the elite masked a persistent gap in consistency at that level.
Acosta raced primarily for M1 Racing, the team that signed him as its inaugural driver in December 2012. The team did not record wins during his tenure and fielded drivers of varied ability, with its strongest competitor elsewhere rated as a professional. His final recorded appearance came in the Star Mazda Championship in 2012, finishing P21, and he has since retired from racing.