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🇬🇧 Matt Simpson
Racing driver from United Kingdom. BTCC, Simpson Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Matt Simpson
Born
29 August 1981(b. 1981)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Simpson Racing
Series
BTCC
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
2
Career starts
120
Career DNFs
31
Racer Rating
3,320
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,320Rank 6674 of 40,700 indexed, -20 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Matt Simpson is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in BTCC for Simpson Racing. Simpson has recorded 1 win and 2 podiums from 120 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,320 ranks Simpson 6674th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2019 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2019-10-12 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −117 |
| 2019-10-12 | Brands Hatch | P27 | −78 |
| 2019-10-12 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −62 |
| 2019-09-28 | Silverstone | P13 | +53 |
| 2019-09-28 | Silverstone | P10 | +78 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +165 | Oulton Park 2018 | BTCC | P1 |
| +139 | Brands Hatch 2018 | BTCC | P7 |
| +136 | Rockingham 2018 | BTCC | P3 |
| +130 | Brands Hatch 2018 | BTCC | P7 |
| +124 | Silverstone 2018 | BTCC | P5 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Thruxton15 starts+32
Snetterton12 starts+25
Silverstone12 starts+2
Struggles
Donington12 starts-24
Oulton Park12 starts-17
Knockhill12 starts-10
Croft12 starts-6
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸BTCC | Simpson Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −357 | 3,340 |
| 2018 | ▸BTCC | Simpson Racing | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | P14 | +351 | 3,303 |
| 2017 | ▸BTCC | Simpson Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +351 | 3,610 |
| 2016 | ▸BTCC | Speedworks Motorsport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +1,931 | 3,281 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Simpson finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Ash Sutton | 5,877 | 120 | 29 | 91 | 24% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom IngramFIA Gold | 5,666 | 120 | 21 | 99 | 18% |
| 🇬🇧 Josh CookFIA Silver | 4,824 | 120 | 35 | 85 | 29% |
| 🇬🇧 Adam MorganFIA Silver | 4,784 | 120 | 28 | 92 | 23% |
| 🇬🇧 Aiden Moffat | 4,570 | 120 | 41 | 79 | 34% |
| 🏳️ Matt NealFIA Silver | 3,973 | 120 | 26 | 94 | 22% |
| 🇬🇧 Ollie Jackson | 3,828 | 120 | 60 | 60 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Jack Goff | 3,549 | 120 | 38 | 82 | 32% |
| 🇬🇧 Colin TurkingtonFIA Gold | 4,678 | 118 | 21 | 97 | 18% |
| 🇬🇧 Andrew Jordan | 4,016 | 118 | 18 | 100 | 15% |
| 🇬🇧 Ricky CollardFIA Gold, 1× champion | 5,063 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Dan CammishFIA Gold | 4,837 | 60 | 12 | 48 | 20% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,664 | 🇩🇪 Gina Adenauer | Formula 3 Euro Series | 3,323 |
| 6,665 | 🇽🇰 Kristian Thaqi | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,323 |
| 6,666 | 🇺🇸 Craig Lyons | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,322 |
| 6,667 | 🇱🇹 Eimantas Navikauskas | GT Winter Series | 3,322 |
| 6,668 | 🇫🇷 Emmanuel Piget | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,322 |
| 6,669 | 🇬🇧 Mike Bushell | BTCC | 3,322 |
| 6,670 | 🇺🇸 Perry Tripp | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,322 |
| 6,671 | 🇺🇸 Carter Fartuch | NASCAR Truck | 3,321 |
| 6,672 | 🇹🇭 Munkong Sathienthirakul | 24H Series | 3,321 |
| 6,673 | 🇺🇸 Danny Bender | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,320 |
| 6,674 | 🇬🇧 Matt Simpson | BTCC | 3,320 |
| 6,675 | 🇺🇸 Toby Tobias Jr. | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,320 |
| 6,676 | 🇩🇪 Björn Großmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,319 |
| 6,677 | 🇺🇸 Brad Teague | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,319 |
| 6,678 | 🏳️ Esteban Rodriguez | ARCA Menards East | 3,319 |
| 6,679 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Auvray | FIA GT Championship | 3,319 |
| 6,680 | 🇬🇧 Aaron Scott | WEC | 3,318 |
| 6,681 | 🇪🇸 Aleix Piñera | Spanish F4 | 3,318 |
| 6,682 | 🇫🇷 Enzo Richer | Formula Regional European | 3,318 |
| 6,683 | 🇦🇷 Juan Pablo Gianini | Turismo Carretera | 3,318 |
| 6,684 | 🏳️ Rene Robichaud | PCA Club Racing | 3,318 |
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