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🇮🇹 Massimiliano Papis

Racing driver from Italy. IMSA WeatherTech, Action Express Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Massimiliano Papis
Born
3 October 1969(b. 1969)
Nationality
Italy
Current team
Action Express Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
3
Career starts
47
Career DNFs
12
Racer Rating
5,742
Massimiliano Papis
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,742
Rank 419 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Massimiliano Papis is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Action Express Racing. Papis has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 47 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,742 ranks Papis 419th of 40,105 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
2015 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2015-10-01Petit Le MansIMSA WeatherTechP5+75
2015-06-266 Hours of the GlenIMSA WeatherTechP8+51
2015-03-1912 Hours of SebringIMSA WeatherTechP5+89
2015-01-22Daytona 24 HoursIMSA WeatherTechP6+96
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+152Barcelona 1994International Formula 3000P1
+115Donington 1993International Formula 3000P4
+108Montreal 2010NASCAR XfinityP2
+106Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1995Formula 1P7
+102Nogaro 1993International Formula 3000P6
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2015▸IMSA WeatherTechAction Express Racing400000P15+3125,742
2014▸IMSA WeatherTechMarsh Racing200000P36−255,666
2013▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing300000P29−215,455
▸NASCAR TruckNTS Motorsports100000P29+34
2012▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing100000P27+785,442
2011▸NASCAR XfinityKevin Harvick, Inc.100000P36−715,364
2010▸NASCAR XfinityKevin Harvick, Inc.101000P30+1085,435
2009▸NASCAR XfinityPhoenix Racing100000P39−215,327
2008▸NASCAR XfinityRusty Wallace Inc.300000P38+465,347
2007▸NASCAR XfinityPhoenix Racing201000P34−985,302
2006▸NASCAR XfinityMcGill Motorsports200000P43−1275,400
2002▸IndyCarMarlboro Team Penske200000P26−1215,527
1995▸Formula 1Footwork700500P17↑254−2535,647
1994▸International Formula 3000Mythos Racing811210P7+3135,646
1993▸International Formula 3000Vortex Motorsport900500P10+3,9835,333
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Papis finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇷 Jean-Christophe Boullion5,9852471729%
🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz5,7912315865%
🇧🇷 Gil de Ferran6,0991871139%
🇬🇧 David Coulthard6,0781751229%
🇮🇹 Vincenzo SospiriFIA Silver5,8691761135%
🇫🇷 Jérôme PolicandFIA Bronze4,876179853%
🇯🇵 Hideki Noda4,5701710759%
🇵🇹 Pedro LamyFIA Platinum4,3531761135%
🇫🇷 Olivier PanisFIA Silver5,8591641225%
🇫🇷 Franck Lagorce5,3541641225%
🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion7,40041325%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated6,95521150%
🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion6,52973443%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
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415🇦🇺 Vern SchuppanFormula 3 Macau5,753
416🇧🇪 Jordan PepperGT World Challenge Europe5,748
417🇺🇸 Skip BarberFormula 15,747
418🇫🇷 Nicolas Prost24H Series5,743
419🇮🇹 Massimiliano PapisIMSA WeatherTech5,742
420🇧🇪 André PiletteFormula 15,741
421🇺🇸 Danny OngaisIndyCar5,741
422🇺🇸 Santino FerrucciIndyCar5,740
423🇺🇸 Todd GillilandNASCAR Cup Series5,740
424🇮🇹 Max AngelelliIMSA WeatherTech5,739
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426🇯🇵 Takuma SatoIndyCar5,737
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Massimiliano Papis is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for Action Express Racing. Papis has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 47 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,742 ranks Papis 419th of 40,105 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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