Paolo Montin is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 3 Macau for Ombra Racing. Montin has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 14 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,885 ranks Montin 1308th 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.
| 2005-11-17 | Macau | P5 | +100 |
| 2005-11-17 | Macau | P8 | +35 |
| 2005-09-16 | Lausitzring | P15 | −53 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +145 | Macau 2000 | Formula 3 Macau | P2 |
| +141 | Macau 2002 | Formula 3 Macau | P1 |
| +130 | Macau 2000 | Formula 3 Macau | P2 |
| +114 | Macau 2000 | Formula 3 Macau | P4 |
| +100 | Macau 2005 | Formula 3 Macau | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Ombra Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +135 | 5,019 |
| ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Ombra Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −52 | ||
| 2003 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Three Bond Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +58 | 4,937 |
| 2002 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | TOM''S Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | +141 | 4,879 |
| 2001 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | TOM''S Team | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −141 | 4,738 |
| 2000 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Target Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +389 | 4,879 |
| 1998 | ▸Formula 3 Macau | Team Ghinzani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +3,140 | 4,490 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 Kit Meng Lei | 3,500 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇨🇳 Jo Merszei | 3,750 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇴 Michael Ho | 3,589 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇵🇹 Tiago MonteiroFIA Gold | 3,421 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇯🇵 André CoutoFIA Silver | 4,434 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Fabio CarboneFIA Silver | 5,115 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuji IdeFIA Gold | 4,391 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇭🇰 Marchy Lee | 4,172 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇮🇳 Narain KarthikeyanFIA Gold | 4,031 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇩🇪 Pierre KafferFIA Gold | 3,902 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 6,884 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike ConwayFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,212 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki NakajimaFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 5,793 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,298 | 🇨🇭 Alexandre Coigny | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,894 |
| 1,299 | 🇮🇹 Gabriele Gardel | FIA GT Championship | 4,894 |
| 1,300 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Nocera | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,893 |
| 1,301 | 🇺🇸 Tristan Nunez | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,893 |
| 1,302 | 🇺🇸 Sarah Fisher | IndyCar | 4,892 |
| 1,303 | 🇯🇵 Marino Sato | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,890 |
| 1,304 | 🇺🇸 Casey Mears | NASCAR Cup Series | 4,888 |
| 1,305 | 🇧🇪 Thomas Strauven | Spanish F4 | 4,888 |
| 1,306 | 🇦🇺 Warren Luff | Supercars Championship | 4,887 |
| 1,307 | 🇮🇹 Luca Ghiotto | European Le Mans Series | 4,885 |
| 1,308 | 🇮🇹 Paolo Montin | Formula 3 Macau | 4,885 |
| 1,309 | 🇮🇹 Vincent Vosse | FIA GT Championship | 4,885 |
| 1,310 | 🇺🇸 Brian Frisselle | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,883 |
| 1,311 | 🇬🇧 Harrison Newey | DTM | 4,883 |
| 1,312 | 🇧🇪 Marc Goossens | 24H Series | 4,882 |
| 1,313 | 🇺🇸 Rajah Caruth | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,881 |
| 1,314 | 🇧🇷 Eduardo Barrichello | WEC | 4,880 |
| 1,315 | 🇺🇸 Sean Rayhall | Road to Le Mans | 4,880 |
| 1,316 | 🇬🇧 Benjamin Barker | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,879 |
| 1,317 | 🇺🇸 Bijoy Garg | European Le Mans Series | 4,879 |
| 1,318 | 🇬🇧 Matthew Howson | WEC | 4,879 |
Paolo Montin is an established professional who raced single-seater Formula 3 competition in a mixed-level field. He spent seven seasons in Formula 3 Macau between 1998 and 2005, driving for Ombra Racing, with a single appearance in the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2005, also for Ombra. He took one win and four podiums across 14 career starts.[1]
Montin's record came in Formula 3 Macau, where he was a regular fixture across six seasons and accumulated podium finishes against a field mixing amateurs with semi-professionals and graded professionals. His most notable results came against drivers who went on to established careers elsewhere; he finished ahead of Sebastian Vettel once in the Euro Series, and ahead of Mike Conway once in Macau. More consistently, he typically outfinished entry-level professionals Kit Meng Lei and Jo Merszei, both regular competitors in the same series.[2]