Michael Stephens is a racing driver who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. Stephens has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,966 ranks Stephens 8815th 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.
| 2002-10-11 | Road Atlanta | P34 | −129 |
| 2002-03-15 | Sebring International Raceway | P16 | +44 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Sebring International Raceway 2002 | Star Mazda Championship | P16 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +1,616 | 2,966 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ian HendersonHigher-rated | 3,985 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Justin PruskowskiHigher-rated | 3,907 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇳🇴 John OlsenHigher-rated | 3,827 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,805 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Cornet | SCCA Majors | 2,967 |
| 8,806 | 🇺🇸 Eric Palmer | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,967 |
| 8,807 | 🏳️ Jesse Clark | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,967 |
| 8,808 | 🇧🇷 José Muggiati | Italian F4 | 2,967 |
| 8,809 | 🇪🇪 Mattias Vahtel | TCR World Tour | 2,967 |
| 8,810 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Huff | ARCA Menards Series | 2,967 |
| 8,811 | 🇩🇪 Elia Weiss | Italian F4 | 2,966 |
| 8,812 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Madsen | McLaren Trophy America | 2,966 |
| 8,813 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Rutherford | ARCA Menards Series | 2,966 |
| 8,814 | 🇫🇷 Maxence MAURICE | Road to Le Mans | 2,966 |
| 8,815 | 🏳️ Michael Stephens | Star Mazda Championship | 2,966 |
| 8,816 | 🇯🇵 Naofumi Omoto | Super GT | 2,966 |
| 8,817 | 🇩🇪 Nick Deißler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,966 |
| 8,818 | 🇿🇦 Wayne Taylor | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,966 |
| 8,819 | 🇨🇳 Zhang Zhen Dong | TCR World Tour | 2,966 |
| 8,820 | 🇺🇸 Austin Rettig | ARCA Menards Series | 2,964 |
| 8,821 | 🇦🇷 Carlos Okulovich | Turismo Carretera | 2,964 |
| 8,822 | 🏳️ Conor Flynn | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 2,964 |
| 8,823 | 🇬🇧 Carl Boardley | BTCC | 2,963 |
| 8,824 | 🇦🇷 Jorge Barrio | Turismo Carretera | 2,963 |
| 8,825 | 🇺🇸 Justin Jennings | NASCAR Truck | 2,963 |
Michael Stephens competed as a semi-professional driver, the level at which drivers win races in pro-am and one-make classes and run mid-pack among full professionals. His Racer Rating of 2,966 places him in the competitive amateur band; he raced only in the 2002 Star Mazda Championship, where he made two starts without reaching the podium and finished thirty-fourth overall in the season.[1]
Stephens' single season placed him against drivers of considerable standing. He finished ahead of Pierre Ehret, an FIA Bronze graded professional, on two occasions; he also beat Glenn Cooper, Justin Pruskowski, and John Olsen, all established drivers in their own right. His average finishing position across his two starts was twenty-fifth, reflecting consistent mid-field competitiveness in a professional single-seater field. After 2002, Stephens retired from racing and has not returned to competition.