Marco Pires is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Paddock Performance. Pires has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 780 ranks Pires 36720th 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.
| 2010-10-31 | New Jersey Motorsports Park GTS4 | P3 | +61 |
| 2010-10-30 | New Jersey Motorsports Park GTS4 | P4 | +56 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2010 | NASA | P3 |
| +56 | New Jersey Motorsports Park 2010 | NASA | P4 |
| +44 | Watkins Glen International 2009 | PCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +40 | Watkins Glen International 2009 | PCA Club Racing | P4 |
| +40 | Sebring International Raceway 2007 | PCA Club Racing | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ▸NASA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +117 | 780 | |
| 2009 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −3 | 664 | |
| ▸NASA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −66 | |||
| 2008 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −55 | 733 | |
| ▸NASA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +14 | |||
| 2007 | ▸PCA Club Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P53 | −577 | 773 | |
| ▸NASA | Paddock Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −43 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Derek Schwarz | 1,682 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Gary Palumbo | 864 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🏳️ Prescott V Kelly | 811 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Christopher R Palumbo | 1,400 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Donald E Jacobs | 1,096 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Steve KatzHigher-rated | 2,498 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Max FischerHigher-rated | 1,668 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Michael PieraHigher-rated | 1,633 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36,710 | 🇬🇧 James A Collins | PCA Club Racing | 780 |
| 36,711 | 🇺🇸 Jason Love | NASA | 780 |
| 36,712 | 🏳️ Joseph Golden | SCCA Regionals | 780 |
| 36,713 | 🏳️ Kathleen Moore | NASA | 780 |
| 36,714 | 🏳️ Kevin Kaine | NASA | 780 |
| 36,715 | 🏳️ Kim Lindville | PCA Club Racing | 780 |
| 36,716 | 🏳️ Kip Wasenko | SCCA Regionals | 780 |
| 36,717 | 🏳️ L. Patton | NASA | 780 |
| 36,718 | 🏳️ Larry Stoiber | NASA | 780 |
| 36,719 | 🏳️ Manuel (JAMES) Vazquez | PCA Club Racing | 780 |
| 36,720 | 🏳️ Marco Pires | NASA | 780 |
| 36,721 | 🏳️ Michael Picard | SCCA Regionals | 780 |
| 36,722 | 🏳️ Monica Stephens | SCCA Regionals | 780 |
| 36,723 | 🏳️ Paul Jankovskis | SCCA Regionals | 780 |
| 36,724 | 🏳️ Phillip (Keith) | SCCA Majors | 780 |
| 36,725 | 🇹🇭 Ray Williams | PCA Club Racing | 780 |
| 36,726 | 🏳️ Robert T Glenn | PCA Club Racing | 780 |
| 36,727 | 🇺🇸 Rodney Taylor | SCCA Regionals | 780 |
| 36,728 | 🏳️ Sam Halkias | SCCA Majors | 780 |
| 36,729 | 🏳️ William Demarest | SVRA | 780 |
| 36,730 | 🏳️ Brandon Gardner | NASA | 779 |
Marco Pires was a developing driver in amateur and semi-professional club racing in the United States between 2007 and 2010. He raced Porsches in PCA Club Racing, competing in its E, GT3S and GT4S classes, and German cars in the multiclass NASA championship, where he drove in the GTS3 and GTS4 classes alongside professionals and graded drivers.[1]
Across four seasons Pires made 15 starts, taking a single podium in NASA competition. His most recent indexed racing came in 2009 PCA Club Racing, where he finished tenth in the championship standings across four rounds.[2]
In PCA Club Racing, Pires usually finished behind Derek Schwarz, a regular opponent with 18 starts in the series. Against Gary Palumbo, another frequent competitor with 47 PCA Club Racing starts, he was closely matched. Pires took single victories over Max Fischer, who has 46 NASA starts and extensive experience in club and endurance racing, and Michael Piera, who accumulated 73 PCA Club Racing starts.