Larry Couture is a racing driver who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. Couture has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,980 ranks Couture 8622th 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.
| 2002-09-22 | Laguna Seca | P18 | +23 |
| 2002-06-16 | Pikes Peak International Raceway | P20 | −74 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +23 | Laguna Seca 2002 | Star Mazda Championship | P18 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +1,630 | 2,980 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Luis SchiavoHigher-rated, 1× champion | 4,049 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Justin PruskowskiHigher-rated | 3,907 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇳🇴 John OlsenHigher-rated | 3,827 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,612 | 🇺🇸 Gregory Rayl | NASCAR Truck | 2,981 |
| 8,613 | 🇺🇸 Jep Thornton | Star Mazda Championship | 2,981 |
| 8,614 | 🇬🇧 Joe Stables | GB3 | 2,981 |
| 8,615 | 🇨🇳 Juan Carlos Zhu Hu An | TCR World Tour | 2,981 |
| 8,616 | 🏳️ Troy Ermish | SVRA | 2,981 |
| 8,617 | 🇬🇧 Chris Hoy | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,980 |
| 8,618 | 🇱🇮 Fabienne Wohlwend | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,980 |
| 8,619 | 🇫🇷 Frédéric Sausset | WEC | 2,980 |
| 8,620 | 🇿🇦 Jimmy Auby | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,980 |
| 8,621 | 🇬🇧 Joshua Mclean | GB4 | 2,980 |
| 8,622 | 🏳️ Larry Couture | Star Mazda Championship | 2,980 |
| 8,623 | 🇸🇪 Matte Karlsson | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,980 |
| 8,624 | 🇮🇪 Patrick Hogan | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,980 |
| 8,625 | 🇳🇱 Piet-Jan Ooms | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,980 |
| 8,626 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Quine | NASA | 2,979 |
| 8,627 | 🏳️ Davide Fore | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,979 |
| 8,628 | 🇯🇵 Keito Matsui | Super Formula Lights | 2,979 |
| 8,629 | 🇨🇦 Michael MATHES | Ferrari Challenge | 2,979 |
| 8,630 | 🏳️ Dave Sapienza | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 2,978 |
| 8,631 | 🏳️ Harbir Dass | Formula Regional Americas | 2,978 |
| 8,632 | 🇺🇸 Jennifer Cobb | NASCAR Truck | 2,978 |
Larry Couture is a competitive amateur driver; his Racer Rating of 2,979 places him at the entry level of club and regional racing, the front of fields where drivers race for experience rather than for a living. His record consists of two starts in the 2002 Star Mazda Championship, a season that produced no wins or podiums and ended with a P34 finish. He has since retired from racing.[1]
Couture's single season saw him compete against several drivers who would go on to establish themselves at higher levels; he finished ahead of Luis Schiavo, who won the Star Mazda Championship the following year, along with semi-professional drivers Mike Anderson, Justin Pruskowski, and John Olsen. These occasional results against stronger competition were outweighed by an average finishing position of P19 across his classified starts, placing him consistently outside the front-running order in a field of his peers. With no wins, no podiums, and minimal racing history, Couture's brief competitive record reflects a driver encountering organised motorsport at its entry level.