Mihai Marinescu is a racing driver from Romania who last raced in Formula V8 3.5 for Zeta Corse. Marinescu has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 27 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,157 ranks Marinescu 2944th of 40,308 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.
| 2013-06-21 | Moscow | P20 | โ67 |
| 2013-06-21 | Moscow | P18 | โ25 |
| 2013-05-31 | Spa-Francorchamps | P21 | โ93 |
| 2013-05-31 | Spa-Francorchamps | P14 | โ10 |
| 2013-04-05 | Monza | P8 | +89 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +135 | Hungaroring 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P3 |
| +125 | Nurburgring 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P5 |
| +106 | Estoril 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P5 |
| +89 | Monza 2013 | Formula V8 3.5 | P8 |
| +81 | Hungaroring 2007 | Formula Renault Eurocup | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | โธFormula V8 3.5 | Zeta Corse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | โ50 | 4,157 |
| 2009 | โธFormula V8 3.5 | Interwetten.com Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | โ354โ518 | 4,207 |
| 2007 | โธFormula Renault Eurocup | District Racing | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +615 | 4,371 |
| 2005 | โธFormula Renault Eurocup | Prema Powerteam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +2,406 | 3,756 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ช๐ธ Jaime Alguersuari | 6,017 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Charles Pic | 5,231 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| ๐ฏ๐ต Oliver Turvey | 4,776 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% |
| ๐ณ๐ฟ Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum | 6,023 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Jon LancasterFIA Gold | 4,461 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% |
| ๐ท๐บ Anton Nebylitskiy | 4,006 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Tobias Hegewald | 4,720 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Daniel ZampieriFIA Gold | 4,707 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Oliver Oakes | 4,607 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Frank KecheleFIA Silver | 4,369 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| ๐ช๐ธ Carlos SainzFIA Platinum, 1ร champion | 6,915 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ฆ๐บ Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum, 1ร champion | 6,735 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Nico MรผllerFIA Platinum | 6,398 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,934 | ๐ฌ๐ง Anthony WELLS | European Le Mans Series | 4,160 |
| 2,935 | ๐ฎ๐น Massimiliano Pedalร | World Touring Car Championship | 4,160 |
| 2,936 | ๐บ๐ธ J.D. McDuffie | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,159 |
| 2,937 | ๐บ๐ธ Jordan Anderson | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,159 |
| 2,938 | ๐ฉ๐ช Keyvan Andres | Formula 3 | 4,159 |
| 2,939 | ๐บ๐ธ Max Gresham | NASCAR Truck | 4,159 |
| 2,940 | ๐บ๐ธ Riley Dickinson | GT World Challenge America | 4,159 |
| 2,941 | ๐ธ๐ช Scott Lindblom | British F4 | 4,159 |
| 2,942 | ๐ฎ๐น Benedetto Strignano | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,158 |
| 2,943 | ๐บ๐ธ David Mayhew | NASCAR Truck | 4,157 |
| 2,944 | ๐ท๐ด Mihai Marinescu | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,157 |
| 2,945 | ๐บ๐ธ Carol Harris | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,156 |
| 2,946 | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Juan Pablo Garcia | Indy NXT | 4,156 |
| 2,947 | ๐ฉ๐ช Moritz Kranz | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,156 |
| 2,948 | ๐ง๐ท Renan Guerra | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,156 |
| 2,949 | ๐ฉ๐ช Timo Glock | DTM | 4,155 |
| 2,950 | ๐ฎ๐น Tom Wood | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,155 |
| 2,951 | ๐บ๐ธ Craig Lutz | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,154 |
| 2,952 | ๐ฆ๐น Dominik Baumann | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,154 |
| 2,953 | ๐บ๐ธ Hannah Grisham | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,154 |
| 2,954 | ๐ต๐น Stefano Gattuso | WEC | 4,154 |
Mihai Marinescu is a retired professional driver who raced single-seater championships in Europe from 2005 to 2013. He competed in Formula Renault Eurocup for District Racing between 2005 and 2007, then moved to Formula V8 3.5, where he spent five seasons with Zeta Corse from 2009 to 2013. His career totalled 27 starts across both series.[1]
Marinescu took a single podium finish in Formula Renault Eurocup. In Formula V8 3.5, a field mixing amateurs with established professionals and former champions, he completed a full season in 2013 and finished 24th in the championship standings. He beat Daniel Ricciardo, who went on to win the 2010 Formula V8 3.5 title and race in Formula 1, on three occasions, and finished ahead of Carlos Sainz, the 2014 Formula V8 3.5 champion, once. His regular competitors included Jaime Alguersuari and Charles Pic, both established professionals with Formula 1 experience, though Marinescu typically finished behind them.[2]