Niall Breen is a racing driver from Ireland who last raced in Formula 3 Euro Series for Manor Motorsport. Breen has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 14 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,627 ranks Breen 1687th 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.
| 2008-09-19 | Catalunya | P16 | −31 |
| 2008-09-19 | Catalunya | P15 | −19 |
| 2008-08-29 | Brands Hatch | P20 | −81 |
| 2008-07-25 | Nurburgring | P8 | +79 |
| 2008-07-25 | Nurburgring | P2 | +154 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +154 | Nurburgring 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P2 |
| +106 | Mugello 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P6 |
| +85 | Mugello 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P9 |
| +79 | Nurburgring 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P8 |
| +72 | Zandvoort 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | P9 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Manor Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P16 | ↑204−123 | 4,627 |
| 2007 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,196 | 4,546 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ James JakesFIA Gold | 3,935 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% |
| 🇩🇪 Sam BirdFIA Platinum | 5,981 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuya OshimaFIA Platinum | 5,648 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇫🇷 Franck MailleuxFIA Gold | 4,915 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% |
| 🇫🇷 Richard Philippe | 4,234 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum | 5,758 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇱🇧 Basil Shaaban | 4,047 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% |
| 🇫🇷 Yann ClairayFIA Silver | 5,061 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇯🇵 Jean-Karl VernayFIA Platinum | 5,044 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇨🇿 Erik JanisFIA Silver | 4,654 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,865 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,735 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,550 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,677 | 🇦🇺 Tom Sargent | European Le Mans Series | 4,631 |
| 1,678 | 🇰🇬 Egor Orudzhev | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,630 |
| 1,679 | 🇷🇴 Michael Herck | GP2 Series | 4,630 |
| 1,680 | 🇺🇸 Paul Dana | IndyCar | 4,630 |
| 1,681 | 🇩🇪 Philipp Neuffer | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,630 |
| 1,682 | 🇦🇪 Rashid Al Dhaheri | Formula Regional European | 4,629 |
| 1,683 | 🇧🇷 Antonio Pizzonia | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,628 |
| 1,684 | 🇦🇲 Artur Goroyan | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,628 |
| 1,685 | 🇺🇸 Michael Annett | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,628 |
| 1,686 | 🇺🇸 Chris Dyson | Trans-Am | 4,627 |
| 1,687 | 🇮🇪 Niall Breen | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,627 |
| 1,688 | 🇫🇷 Esteban Masson | WEC | 4,626 |
| 1,689 | 🇬🇧 Marc Hynes | International Formula 3000 | 4,626 |
| 1,690 | 🇨🇦 Misha Goikhberg | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,626 |
| 1,691 | 🇧🇷 Nicolas Costa | WEC | 4,626 |
| 1,692 | 🇺🇸 Reece Ushijima | USF Pro 2000 | 4,625 |
| 1,693 | 🇮🇪 Ryan Cullen | European Le Mans Series | 4,625 |
| 1,694 | 🇺🇸 Tristan McKee | ARCA Menards Series | 4,624 |
| 1,695 | 🇫🇷 Maxime Jousse | International GT | 4,622 |
| 1,696 | 🇸🇪 Fredrik Ekblom | World Touring Car Championship | 4,620 |
| 1,697 | 🇺🇸 Connor Mosack | NASCAR Truck | 4,618 |
Niall Breen is a professional single-seater driver who raced in the Formula 3 Euro Series and Formula 3 Macau between 2007 and 2008, driving for Manor Motorsport and Carlin Motorsport. His indexed record spans 14 starts across the two championships.[1]
Breen's competitive career on record consisted of 13 starts in the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2008, where he secured one podium finish, and a single appearance at Formula 3 Macau in 2007. Both championships fielded mixed fields of amateurs, semi-professionals and graded professionals in the same races. He finished ahead of elite professionals including Nico Hülkenberg, the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series champion, in three separate meetings, and outran Daniel Ricciardo, the 2010 Formula V8 3.5 champion, once. Against James Jakes and Sam Bird, established rivals who would go on to race at higher levels, Breen was closely matched across multiple encounters.[2]
Breen raced primarily for Manor Motorsport, a team that fielded Lewis Hamilton among its roster and accumulated multiple wins across the index. In the Formula 3 Euro Series specifically, he competed in a field that included future Formula 1 drivers and series champions at their career junction point, placing him among drivers of genuine promise at the professional level.