Michael Collins is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for MEATHEAD Racing. Collins has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,856 ranks Collins 7572th of 16,655 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2016-08-28 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND1 | P17 | −2 |
| 2016-08-27 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND1 | P11 | +57 |
| 2016-07-10 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P22 | −16 |
| 2016-07-08 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P23 | −25 |
| 2016-06-19 | Road America · ND1 | P32 | −95 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | MEATHEAD Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −244 | 1,856 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA GOLD | 4,719 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashton HarrisonFIA SILVER | 2,903 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 John DeanFIA BRONZE | 2,782 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Ara Malkhassian | 2,717 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA BRONZE | 2,596 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🏳️ Nathanial Sparks | 2,565 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Chris Stone | 2,378 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Drake KemperFIA BRONZE | 2,376 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Mark Drennan | 2,366 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 2,240 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA SILVER | 3,838 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Nikko RegerFIA SILVER · 1× CHAMPION | 3,334 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Kenny MurilloFIA SILVER | 3,227 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
Michael Collins competed in one season of professional racing in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin in 2016, completing ten starts without recording a win or podium finish. His average finishing position across those races was twenty-third. Collins raced for MEATHEAD Racing, a team without wins on record in the database.[1]
Collins' competitive record in the series showed him outpaced by the field. Against his most frequent rivals, he finished ahead of Robby Foley, an FIA Gold-graded former champion rated significantly higher, on one occasion; however, he trailed Foley in nine of their ten encounters. He beat Ashton Harrison six times in ten races, a more competitive head-to-head, but consistently finished behind several other regular competitors including John Dean, Ara Malkhassian and Nathanial Sparks, a former champion whom Collins never outfinished. He also occasionally finished ahead of Mason Filippi and Nikko Reger, both FIA Silver-graded former champions, but these were isolated results within a generally uncompetitive season. Collins' Racer Rating of 1,856 reflects an amateur-level competitor in a semi-professional series.[2]