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 415th 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.
| 2015-10-01 | Petit Le Mans | P5 | +76 |
| 2015-06-26 | 6 Hours of the Glen | P8 | +51 |
| 2015-03-19 | 12 Hours of Sebring | P5 | +89 |
| 2015-01-22 | Daytona 24 Hours | P6 | +96 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +152 | Barcelona 1994 | International Formula 3000 | P1 |
| +115 | Donington 1993 | International Formula 3000 | P4 |
| +108 | Montreal 2010 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +106 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1995 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +102 | Nogaro 1993 | International Formula 3000 | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | โธIMSA WeatherTech | Action Express Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +312 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | โธIMSA WeatherTech | Marsh Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | โ25 | 5,666 |
| 2013 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | โ21 | 5,455 |
| โธNASCAR Truck | NTS Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +34 | ||
| 2012 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +78 | 5,442 |
| 2011 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | โ71 | 5,364 |
| 2010 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +108 | 5,435 |
| 2009 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Phoenix Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | โ21 | 5,327 |
| 2008 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Rusty Wallace Inc. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +46 | 5,347 |
| 2007 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | Phoenix Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | โ98 | 5,302 |
| 2006 | โธNASCAR Xfinity | McGill Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | โ127 | 5,400 |
| 2002 | โธIndyCar | Marlboro Team Penske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | โ121 | 5,527 |
| 1995 | โธFormula 1 | Footwork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P17 | โ254โ253 | 5,647 |
| 1994 | โธInternational Formula 3000 | Mythos Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | P7 | +313 | 5,646 |
| 1993 | โธInternational Formula 3000 | Vortex Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +3,983 | 5,333 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ซ๐ท Jean-Christophe Boullion | 5,985 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% |
| ๐ง๐ท Pedro Diniz | 5,791 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 65% |
| ๐ง๐ท Gil de Ferran | 6,099 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง David Coulthard | 6,078 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Vincenzo SospiriFIA Silver | 5,869 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Jรฉrรดme PolicandFIA Bronze | 4,876 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Hideki Noda | 4,570 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% |
| ๐ต๐น Pedro LamyFIA Platinum | 4,353 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Olivier PanisFIA Silver | 5,859 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Franck Lagorce | 5,354 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Denny HamlinHigher-rated | 7,334 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated, 1ร champion | 6,787 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Kyle LarsonFIA Gold, 2ร champion | 6,733 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | ๐ฉ๐ช Volker Weidler | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 406 | ๐ซ๐ท Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 407 | ๐ฌ๐ง Ron Flockhart | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 408 | ๐บ๐ธ Santino Ferrucci | IndyCar | 5,762 |
| 409 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Jos Verstappen | Formula 1 | 5,759 |
| 410 | ๐ฌ๐ง Bruce Halford | Formula 1 | 5,758 |
| 411 | ๐บ๐ธ Al Herman | Formula 1 | 5,755 |
| 412 | ๐ฆ๐บ Vern Schuppan | Formula 3 Macau | 5,753 |
| 413 | ๐บ๐ธ Skip Barber | Formula 1 | 5,747 |
| 414 | ๐ซ๐ท Nicolas Prost | 24H Series | 5,743 |
| 415 | ๐ฎ๐น Massimiliano Papis | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,742 |
| 416 | ๐ง๐ช Andrรฉ Pilette | Formula 1 | 5,741 |
| 417 | ๐บ๐ธ Danny Ongais | IndyCar | 5,741 |
| 418 | ๐ฎ๐น Max Angelelli | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,739 |
| 419 | ๐ซ๐ท Raymond Sommer | Formula 1 | 5,737 |
| 420 | ๐ฌ๐ง Alan Stacey | Formula 1 | 5,736 |
| 421 | ๐บ๐พ Gonzalo Rodrรญguez | International Formula 3000 | 5,733 |
| 422 | ๐ฏ๐ต Takuma Sato | IndyCar | 5,732 |
| 423 | ๐ง๐ท Felipe Nasr | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,728 |
| 424 | ๐ฌ๐ง Piers Courage | Formula 1 | 5,727 |
| 425 | ๐ฌ๐ง Duncan Hamilton | Formula 1 | 5,726 |
Massimiliano Papis is an established professional who raced across fourteen seasons in single-seater and stock car competition. He competed in Formula 1 for Footwork in 1995, taking seven starts without a podium finish. His primary indexed racing came in International Formula 3000 between 1993 and 1994, where he scored one win and a podium finish in 17 starts for Mythos Racing. He later moved to American racing, starting with two IndyCar entries for Marlboro Team Penske in 2002 and returning to compete in NASCAR's national series from 2006 to 2013, taking podium finishes in the Xfinity and Truck series. In 2014 and 2015 he raced in IMSA WeatherTech endurance racing for Action Express Racing, compiling six starts across his final indexed season.[1]
Papis took his single career win in International Formula 3000, a formula where he proved competitive against established opposition including regular battles with Jean-Christophe Boullion, a Formula 1 driver with 11 Grands Prix to his name, though Papis typically finished behind him. He regularly outpaced Pedro Diniz, another Formula 1 regular with 99 starts in the series. In stock car racing, he finished ahead of Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney, both later elite-level professionals; Hamlin went on to compete in over 300 NASCAR Cup races and Blaney won the 2023 Cup championship. His NASCAR Xfinity record split between oval and road-course racing, with seven starts on ovals and seven on road and street circuits across his fourteen total entries in that series.[2]