Markus Niemelä is a racing driver from Finland who last raced in GP2 Series for BCN Competicion. Niemelä has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,262 ranks Niemelä 837th of 38,983 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.
| 2007-09-29 | Valencia | P15 | −78 |
| 2007-09-14 | Spa-Francorchamps | P11 | +5 |
| 2007-09-07 | Monza | P9 | −16 |
| 2007-09-07 | Monza | P15 | −50 |
| 2007-07-14 | Hungaroring | P2 | +137 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +137 | Hungaroring 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P2 |
| +113 | Zolder 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P5 |
| +66 | Zolder 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P9 |
| +5 | Spa-Francorchamps 2007 | GP2 Series | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | BVM Minardi Team | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +3,912 | 5,262 |
| ▸GP2 Series | BCN Competicion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | ↑1,238−138 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Jaime Alguersuari | 6,017 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇷🇺 Vitaly PetrovFIA Platinum | 5,235 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇨🇭 Fabio Leimer | 5,146 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇲🇨 Stéphane RichelmiFIA Gold | 4,998 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇳 Karun Chandhok | 4,826 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Oliver Turvey | 4,776 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Tobias Hegewald | 4,720 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇮🇹 Daniel ZampieriFIA Gold | 4,707 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Oliver Oakes | 4,607 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Fabio Onidi | 4,568 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇳🇿 Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,002 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki NakajimaFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 5,793 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Jules BianchiHigher-rated, 1× champion | 5,781 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 827 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Gordon | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 5,270 |
| 828 | 🇧🇷 Ricardo Rosset | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,269 |
| 829 | 🏳️ Noah Stromsted | Formula 3 | 5,268 |
| 830 | 🇫🇷 Yannick Schroeder | International Formula 3000 | 5,267 |
| 831 | 🇮🇹 Ignazio Giunti | Formula 1 | 5,266 |
| 832 | 🇨🇳 Ma Qing Hua | TCR World Tour | 5,264 |
| 833 | 🇧🇷 Arthur Leist | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,263 |
| 834 | 🇦🇹 Bernhard Auinger | Formula 3 Euro Series | 5,263 |
| 835 | 🇺🇸 Manny Ayulo | Formula 1 | 5,263 |
| 836 | 🇬🇧 Jake Hughes | European Le Mans Series | 5,262 |
| 837 | 🇫🇮 Markus Niemelä | GP2 Series | 5,262 |
| 838 | 🇧🇷 Lucas di Grassi | Formula E | 5,261 |
| 839 | 🇿🇦 Alan van der Merwe | International Formula 3000 | 5,260 |
| 840 | 🇬🇧 Callum Ilott | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,260 |
| 841 | 🇦🇷 Esteban Tuero | FIA GT Championship | 5,260 |
| 842 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Pilet | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,259 |
| 843 | 🇿🇦 Peter de Klerk | Formula 1 | 5,258 |
| 844 | 🇧🇷 Caio Collet | IndyCar | 5,257 |
| 845 | 🇮🇹 Nino Vaccarella | Formula 1 | 5,257 |
| 846 | 🇨🇭 Patric Niederhauser | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,257 |
| 847 | 🇧🇷 João Paulo de Oliveira | Super GT | 5,256 |
Markus Niemelä is a Finnish driver who raced single-seaters at the professional level in 2007, competing in Formula Renault Eurocup and GP2 Series for BVM Minardi Team and BCN Competicion respectively. His indexed record spans eight starts across both championships in his sole season on this database.[1]
Niemelä took one podium finish in Formula Renault Eurocup during his four-round campaign in that series. In GP2 Series, he made four starts and finished 29th in the championship standings. His record places him in the established professional band at a rating of 5,262.[2]
The fields he raced in mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals. He was closely matched against Jaime Alguersuari, an established professional who went on to race in Formula 1, beating him twice across their meetings. He also finished ahead of Brendon Hartley, a driver who would later win the Formula Renault Eurocup championship in 2007 and go on to claim multiple WEC titles including the 2023 Hypercar class; Hartley was the stronger driver in their head-to-head record, but Niemelä took one result over him. Against Vitaly Petrov, a Platinum-graded professional who raced in Formula 1 and accrued 58 GP2 starts, Niemelä typically finished behind him.