Philip Major is a racing driver from Canada who last raced in Indy NXT for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Major has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,376 ranks Major 2266th of 40,349 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.
| 2010-10-02 | Fuzzys Ultra Premium Vodka 100 | P8 | +33 |
| 2010-09-04 | Drive Smart. Buckle Up Kentucky 100 | P13 | −119 |
| 2010-08-28 | Chicagoland 100 | P3 | +126 |
| 2010-08-22 | Carneros 100 | P11 | −34 |
| 2010-08-08 | Mid Ohio 100 | P10 | −26 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +126 | Chicagoland 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P3 |
| +60 | Firestone Freedom 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P6 |
| +55 | Streets Of Long Beach 2010 | Indy NXT | P7 |
| +40 | Corning 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P6 |
| +33 | Avoidthestork.Com 100 2010 | Indy NXT | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ▸Indy NXT | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +3,026 | 4,376 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Charlie KimballFIA Gold | 5,339 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% |
| 🇫🇷 Gustavo YacamanFIA Gold | 5,010 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇨🇦 James HinchcliffeFIA Gold | 4,845 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% |
| 🇫🇷 J.K. Vernay | 4,831 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| 🏳️ Adrian Campos Jr. | 4,521 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% |
| 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Barbosa | 3,910 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% |
| 🇬🇧 Martin PlowmanFIA Silver | 3,625 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇬🇧 Dan ClarkeFIA Silver | 4,409 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Pippa MannFIA Silver | 2,571 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Stefan WilsonFIA Silver | 4,731 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Jeff SimmonsHigher-rated | 5,117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,256 | 🇨🇭 Marc Basseng | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,382 |
| 2,257 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Jackson | SCCA Regionals | 4,381 |
| 2,258 | 🇩🇪 Tim Heinemann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,381 |
| 2,259 | 🇸🇪 Gilles Magnus | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,380 |
| 2,260 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Benjamin | NASCAR Truck | 4,380 |
| 2,261 | 🇬🇧 Sebastian Morris | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,379 |
| 2,262 | 🇩🇪 Christopher Brueck | 24H Series | 4,378 |
| 2,263 | 🇺🇸 Mason Mitchell | ARCA Menards Series | 4,378 |
| 2,264 | 🇺🇸 Chandler Smith | NASCAR Truck | 4,376 |
| 2,265 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Chinosi | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,376 |
| 2,266 | 🇨🇦 Philip Major | Indy NXT | 4,376 |
| 2,267 | 🇧🇷 Augusto Farfus | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,375 |
| 2,268 | 🇬🇧 Ciaran Haggerty | GB3 | 4,375 |
| 2,269 | 🇭🇰 Darryl O'Young | 24H Series | 4,375 |
| 2,270 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Simpson | SCCA Majors | 4,375 |
| 2,271 | 🇬🇧 Tommy Harfield | British F4 | 4,375 |
| 2,272 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Telitz | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,373 |
| 2,273 | 🇬🇧 Christian Gläsel | FIA GT Championship | 4,373 |
| 2,274 | 🇺🇸 John Mayes | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,373 |
| 2,275 | 🇲🇨 Louis Prette | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,373 |
| 2,276 | 🏳️ Petru Umbrärescu | WEC | 4,373 |
Philip Major is a retired Canadian professional driver with a single season of indexed racing. He competed in Indy NXT during 2010, fielded by Sam Schmidt Motorsports in a solo sprint championship that mixed amateur, semi-professional and graded professional drivers in the same field.[1]
Major started 13 times across the 2010 Indy NXT season and took one podium finish, placing 11th in the final championship standings. He raced regularly against established professionals graded by the FIA, finishing ahead of Charlie Kimball, an FIA Gold driver who went on to race IndyCar and Formula 3, on four occasions; he also beat Jeff Simmons, who later raced in IndyCar. Against Gustavo Yacaman, another established professional in the field, Major was closely matched through the season.[2]