Nick Bruni is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for MEATHEAD Racing. Bruni has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,052 ranks Bruni 5502th of 17,494 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.
| 2016-09-29 | Road Atlanta · ND1 | P9 | +76 |
| 2016-09-29 | Road Atlanta · ND1 | P5 | +110 |
| 2016-08-28 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND1 | P30 | −151 |
| 2016-08-27 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND1 | P17 | +4 |
| 2016-07-10 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P11 | +63 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | MEATHEAD Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +154 | 3,129 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA GOLD | 5,089 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashton HarrisonFIA SILVER | 3,811 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA BRONZE | 3,431 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 John DeanFIA BRONZE | 3,357 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🏳️ Chris Stone | 3,293 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Nathanial Sparks | 3,215 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🏳️ Mark Drennan | 3,195 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,186 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Drake KemperFIA BRONZE | 3,110 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Tom Martin III | 3,006 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA SILVER | 4,439 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Kenny MurilloFIA SILVER | 4,029 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Nikko RegerFIA SILVER · 1× CHAMPION | 4,022 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,492 | 🇯🇵 Naofumi Omoto | Super GT | 3,054 |
| 5,493 | 🇦🇷 Augusto Paschetta | Ligier JS F4 Series | 3,053 |
| 5,494 | 🏳️ Devon Smith-Harden | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,053 |
| 5,495 | 🇮🇹 Juan Francisco Soldavini Nores | Euroformula Open | 3,053 |
| 5,496 | 🇯🇵 Kazuyoshi Okamura | Super GT | 3,053 |
| 5,497 | 🇺🇸 Kenton King | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 3,053 |
| 5,498 | 🇰🇬 Kirill Kutskov | GB3 | 3,053 |
| 5,499 | 🏳️ Michael Saia | SVRA | 3,053 |
| 5,500 | 🏳️ Richard Parker | Star Mazda Championship | 3,053 |
| 5,501 | 🇨🇦 Jon Brel | IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge | 3,052 |
| 5,502 | 🏳️ Nick Bruni | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,052 |
| 5,503 | 🇮🇹 Niki Sebastiani | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,052 |
| 5,504 | 🇧🇪 Simon Balcaen | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,052 |
| 5,505 | 🇷🇺 Vladimir Tziortzis | Formula Renault Eurocup | 3,050 |
| 5,506 | 🇧🇷 Bruno Senna Lalli | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,049 |
| 5,507 | 🇺🇸 Stephen Mallozzi | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,049 |
| 5,508 | 🇧🇪 Stoffel Vandorne | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,049 |
| 5,509 | 🏳️ Zachary Bradford | International GT | 3,049 |
| 5,510 | 🇺🇸 Carson Ferguson | NASCAR Truck Series | 3,048 |
| 5,511 | 🇮🇪 Cian Carey | GB3 | 3,048 |
| 5,512 | 🏳️ David Smith | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,048 |
Nick Bruni is a semi-professional driver; his rating of 3,052 places him at the level of drivers who win in pro-am and one-make classes and compete mid-pack among full professionals. His recorded career spans a single season in 2016, comprising 12 starts in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for MEATHEAD Racing. He finished thirteenth in the final standings without recording a win or podium, averaging a sixteenth-place finish.[1]
Bruni's head-to-head record against his regular rivals was mixed. He finished ahead of multiple drivers rated above him, including FIA Gold graded Robby Foley twice in twelve encounters, and FIA Silver graded Mason Filippi and Nikko Reger multiple times. However, he was substantially outpaced by the strongest competitors in the field; Foley finished ahead of him in ten of their twelve races, and John Dean and Chris Stone similarly dominated their head-to-heads. His most competitive standing came against Ashton Harrison, Zachry Lee and Nathanial Sparks, against whom he held positive records, though these represented wins spread across the season rather than a consistent pattern of superiority.
Bruni has since retired from active racing. His single season in one-make competition placed him among semi-professional operators in a field that included graded professionals and former champions, but the arc of his 2016 campaign showed him outmatched by the series' front-running drivers.