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🇫🇮 Markus Palttala

Racing driver from Finland. IMSA WeatherTech, NTE/SSR. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Markus Palttala
Born
16 August 1977(b. 1977)
Nationality
Finland
Current team
NTE/SSR
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Retired
Championships
12012
Career wins
5
Career podiums
14
Career starts
93
Career DNFs
13
Racer Rating
4,291
Markus Palttala
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,291
Rank 2462 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Markus Palttala is a racing driver from Finland who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for NTE/SSR. Palttala is a one-time champion (2012), with 5 wins and 14 podiums from 93 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,291 ranks Palttala 2462th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAGERGERGERGERUSAUSAUSADEUDEUDEUUSAUSABELDEU
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2022-05-26Nürburgring Nordschleife SP-XNürburgring 24 HoursP2+24
2022-04-23Spa-Francorchamps GT424H SeriesP4−100
2022-01-29Daytona International Speedway GTDIMSA WeatherTechP16−62
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+202Watkins Glen International 2018IMSA WeatherTechP1
+155Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP4
+141SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT 2013WECP2
+135Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP5
+129Road Atlanta 2016IMSA WeatherTechP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America4 starts+2
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps7 starts-19
Nürburgring Nordschleife33 starts-9
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2022▸24H SeriesWestend Racing100000—−1004,291
▸IMSA WeatherTechNTE/SSR100000P42−61
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursTrue Racing101000—+24
2021▸IMSA WeatherTechNTE Sport100000P25+1044,428
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursGetSpeed100000—+70
2020▸Nürburgring 24 HoursGetSpeed Performance100000—+344,428
2019▸Nürburgring 24 HoursGetSpeed Performance100000—+804,221
2018▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport311000P13+2114,221
2017▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBMW Team Schnitzer400100P40−1564,132
2016▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport801000P13−1574,063
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING100000P42+35
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport900000P36−864,164
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieCar #25200000P24+290
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechTurner Motorsport1000000P33+6864,312
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serieraceunion Teichmann Racing813400P4−756
▸WECProspeed Competition100100P26−75
2013▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serieraceunion Teichmann Racing813300P7−7154,149
▸WECIMSA Performance Matmut301000P14+125
2012▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serieraceunion Teichmann Racing624000P1↑449+1504,738
▸WECJWA-Avila500000P11−404
2009▸FIA GT ChampionshipProspeed Competition200000P24+1834,544
2008▸FIA GT ChampionshipProspeed Competition900300P26−2184,360
2006▸FIA GT ChampionshipPSI Motorsport100000P32+884,578
2005▸FIA GT ChampionshipIce Pol Racing Team100000P32+264,489
2002▸FIA GT ChampionshipPSI Motorsport400100P30+214,464
2001▸FIA GT ChampionshipPSI Motorsport100000P32+3,0924,442
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Palttala finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇱 Jeroen BleekemolenFIA Platinum3,38537191851%
🇺🇸 Spencer PumpellyFIA Silver4,13832181456%
🇺🇸 Andy LallyFIA Gold4,01632161650%
🇺🇸 John PotterFIA Bronze3,97332161650%
🇩🇪 Mario FarnbacherFIA Gold3,99531151648%
🇬🇧 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum5,05030151550%
🇫🇷 Richard WestbrookFIA Platinum5,0163062420%
🇺🇸 Ben KeatingFIA Bronze4,65530141647%
🇩🇪 Bryan SellersFIA Gold5,1562842414%
🇺🇸 Patrick LindseyFIA Silver4,28228181064%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,771110100%
🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,48884450%
🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion6,38594544%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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2,456🇺🇸 Kevin GrubbNASCAR Xfinity4,294
2,457🏳️ Michael ZeheNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,293
2,458🏳️ Raphael AbbateStock Car Pro Series4,293
2,459🇧🇷 Fernando ReesWEC4,292
2,460🇩🇪 Florian NaumannNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,291
2,461🇮🇹 Lorenzo Rocco di TorrepadulaNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,291
2,462🇫🇮 Markus PalttalaIMSA WeatherTech4,291
2,463🇨🇴 Paul PetitGT World Challenge Europe4,291
2,464🇺🇸 David PearsonNASCAR Xfinity4,290
2,465🇬🇷 Georgios KolovosEuropean Le Mans Series4,290
2,466🇿🇦 Raoul HymanSuper Formula4,290
2,467🇦🇺 Tim SladeSupercars Championship4,290
2,468🇺🇸 Tony GaplesGT4 America4,290
2,469🇬🇧 Ben Clucas24H Series4,289
2,470🇨🇿 Filip SalaquardaFormula V8 3.54,289
2,471🇪🇨 JM CorreaIndy NXT4,289
2,472🇬🇧 Josh HillInternational GT4,289
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Markus Palttala is a racing driver from Finland who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for NTE/SSR. Palttala is a one-time champion (2012), with 5 wins and 14 podiums from 93 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,291 ranks Palttala 2462th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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