Petru Florescu is a racing driver from Romania who last raced in FIA Formula 3 European for Fortec Motorsports. Florescu has recorded 5 wins and 8 podiums from 76 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,341 ranks Florescu 6429th of 38,983 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.
| 2018-08-17 | Silverstone | P20 | −59 |
| 2018-08-17 | Silverstone | P20 | −26 |
| 2018-08-17 | Silverstone | P21 | −54 |
| 2018-07-26 | Spa-Francorchamps | P15 | — |
| 2018-07-26 | Spa-Francorchamps | P19 | +4 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +159 | Brands Hatch 2016 | British F4 | P1 |
| +146 | Brands Hatch 2016 | British F4 | P1 |
| +135 | Snetterton 2016 | British F4 | P1 |
| +132 | Oulton Park 2016 | British F4 | P1 |
| +124 | Thruxton 2016 | British F4 | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ▸FIA Formula 3 European | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −762 | 3,341 |
| 2017 | ▸FIA Formula 3 European | Motopark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | ↑502−422 | 3,476 |
| ▸GB3 | Douglas Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −92 | ||
| 2016 | ▸British F4 | Carlin | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | P5 | +800 | 4,023 |
| ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | AVF by Adrian Valles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | ↑76−307 | ||
| 2015 | ▸British F4 | Carlin | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +2,472 | 3,822 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 James PullFIA Gold | 4,740 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Sennan FIELDINGFIA Gold | 3,821 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 24% |
| 🏳️ Jack ButelFIA Silver | 2,906 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 78% |
| 🇬🇧 Enaam AhmedFIA Gold | 4,521 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 29% |
| 🇧🇷 Rafael MartinsFIA Silver | 4,288 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 55% |
| 🇬🇧 Lando NorrisFIA Platinum | 8,775 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 6% |
| 🇮🇳 Ameya Vaidyanathan | 3,095 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 57% |
| 🇬🇧 Daniel Ticktum | 5,557 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 4% |
| 🇺🇸 Colton HertaFIA Platinum | 5,510 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19% |
| 🇨🇦 Devlin DefrancescoFIA Silver | 4,902 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 44% |
| 🇯🇵 Tadasuke MakinoFIA Gold, 2× champion | 6,639 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇨🇳 Zhou GuanyuHigher-rated | 6,213 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,419 | 🇺🇸 Sean Johnston | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,343 |
| 6,420 | 🇩🇪 Dirk Layer | PCA Club Racing | 3,342 |
| 6,421 | 🇺🇸 J.R. Robbs | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,342 |
| 6,422 | 🇺🇸 Janine Shoffner | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,342 |
| 6,423 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Chambers | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,342 |
| 6,424 | 🇷🇺 Artem Lobanenko | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,341 |
| 6,425 | 🇩🇪 Daniele Di Amato | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,341 |
| 6,426 | 🇨🇦 James Vance | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,341 |
| 6,427 | 🇦🇹 Josef Haider | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,341 |
| 6,428 | 🇩🇪 Moritz Oehme | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,341 |
| 6,429 | 🇷🇴 Petru Florescu | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,341 |
| 6,430 | 🏳️ | WEC | 3,340 |
| 6,431 | 🇺🇸 Bryan Reffner | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,340 |
| 6,432 | 🇦🇷 Diego AventíN | Turismo Carretera | 3,340 |
| 6,433 | 🇶🇦 Ghanim Al Ali | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,340 |
| 6,434 | 🇫🇷 Michel Mitieus | 24H Series | 3,340 |
| 6,435 | 🇩🇪 Nicholas Otto | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,340 |
| 6,436 | 🇯🇵 Teruhiko Hamano | Super GT | 3,340 |
| 6,437 | 🇮🇹 Giovanni Maschio | Formula Regional European | 3,339 |
| 6,438 | 🇦🇷 Guido Falaschi | Turismo Carretera | 3,339 |
| 6,439 | 🇺🇸 Peter Daniels | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,339 |
Petru Florescu is a semi-professional racing driver with a Racer Rating of 3,248, placing him in the semi-professional band; this describes a driver who wins in pro-am and one-make classes and runs mid-pack in fields with full professionals. His career spanned four seasons from 2015 to 2017, across single-seater categories in Europe, totalling 76 starts with 5 wins and 8 podiums, all achieved in British F4. He raced most frequently for Carlin, a team that has fielded 132 drivers across its operations, including generational talents like George Russell.[1]
Florescu's record against his rivals reveals his competitive level. He raced frequently against James Pull and Enaam Ahmed, both FIA Gold graded drivers, but lost the head-to-head in both relationships; against Pull he finished ahead in 18 of 45 shared races, and against Ahmed, who won the 2017 GB3 championship, he managed 12 ahead finishes in 41 races. His more competitive matchup was against Jack Butel, a Silver graded driver one tier below the Gold field, where he won 35 of 45 encounters. Most tellingly, Florescu raced 36 times against Lando Norris, now a Formula 1 driver and champion across three junior categories in his path to the top, and finished ahead only twice. This pattern of finishing behind most established professionals while beating competitors at his own level characterises his standing as a semi-pro.[2]
His progress through the categories shows the trajectory of a junior driver who did not advance. After establishing himself in British F4, where he scored his only wins, Florescu stepped up to Formula Renault Eurocup in 2016 and FIA Formula 3 European in 2017 but recorded no podiums in either, averaging P11.4 across his entire career. His most recent activity was two starts in GB3 in 2017, finishing 22nd, after which his career ended.