Richard Muscat is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in 24H Series for JFC / LB Living racing. Muscat has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,229 ranks Muscat 2661th of 40,105 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.
| 2020-01-10 | Dubai Autodrome 991 | P8 | −207 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +67 | Sandown 500 2019 | Supercars Championship | P9 |
| +49 | Bathurst 1000 2019 | Supercars Championship | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ▸24H Series | JFC / LB Living racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −208 | 4,229 |
| 2019 | ▸Supercars Championship | Boost Mobile Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +2,879 | 4,229 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Will BrownFIA Gold | 5,844 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇦🇺 Garth TanderFIA Platinum | 5,277 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Craig LowndesFIA Platinum | 5,228 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Warren LuffFIA Silver | 4,887 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇦🇺 Tony D'Alberto | 4,847 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇦🇺 Tom Randle | 4,835 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Michael CarusoFIA Gold | 4,633 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇦🇺 Steven Richards | 4,586 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇦🇺 Dale WoodFIA Gold | 4,578 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇳🇿 Dean FioreFIA Gold | 4,577 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,668 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇦🇺 Brodie KosteckiFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,172 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇦🇺 Cameron WatersHigher-rated | 5,999 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,651 | 🇺🇸 Brett Sandberg | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,231 |
| 2,652 | 🇺🇸 Justin Boston | NASCAR Truck | 4,231 |
| 2,653 | 🇯🇵 Kotaro Sakurai | GP3 Series | 4,231 |
| 2,654 | 🇯🇵 Takuya Kurosawa | Super GT | 4,231 |
| 2,655 | 🇧🇪 Jean Glorieux | European Le Mans Series | 4,230 |
| 2,656 | 🇺🇸 Josh Williams | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,230 |
| 2,657 | 🇺🇸 Scott Huffaker | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,230 |
| 2,658 | 🇦🇹 Torger Christian Toto Wolff | FIA GT Championship | 4,230 |
| 2,659 | 🇴🇲 Al Faisal Al Zubair | 24H Series | 4,229 |
| 2,660 | 🇩🇪 Bernhard Henzel | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,229 |
| 2,661 | 🇦🇺 Richard Muscat | 24H Series | 4,229 |
| 2,662 | 🇯🇵 Rin Arakawa | Super GT | 4,229 |
| 2,663 | 🇸🇪 Scott Lindblom | British F4 | 4,229 |
| 2,664 | 🇯🇵 Yuya Sakamoto | Super GT | 4,229 |
| 2,665 | 🇵🇹 Gonçalo Gomes | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,228 |
| 2,666 | 🇩🇪 Jens Richter | 24H Series | 4,228 |
| 2,667 | 🇬🇧 Jordan Cane | GB3 | 4,228 |
| 2,668 | 🇬🇧 Alex KAPADIA | European Le Mans Series | 4,227 |
| 2,669 | 🇬🇧 Joshua CAYGILL | WEC | 4,227 |
| 2,670 | 🇩🇪 Moritz Kranz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,227 |
| 2,671 | 🇩🇰 Nicolai Kjaergaard | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,227 |
Richard Muscat is a retired Australian racing driver with a Racer Rating of 4,438, placing him at the professional level; this denotes a driver capable of winning in national-championship-strength fields and beating semi-professionals comfortably, though his record shows limited opportunity to demonstrate that capability at the highest level. His only recorded season came in 2019, when he contested five rounds of the Supercars Championship for Boost Mobile Racing without reaching the podium. He finished P39 overall and averaged P12 in classified starts, competing in the national Australian touring car series.[1]
Muscat's exposure at this elite level revealed the gulf between his rating and the championship front. Against his most frequent rivals, he failed to finish ahead of established professionals Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes, both FIA Platinum-graded drivers with significantly higher ratings, or of rising talent Tom Randle. He showed greater competitiveness against peers closer to his level, beating Tony D'Alberto twice in three meetings and finishing ahead of Warren Luff and Dale Wood once apiece. Isolated results suggest he could trouble drivers from stronger echelons; he finished ahead of Brodie Kostecki, the 2023 Supercars Champion, Cameron Waters, and Chaz Mostert once each, though these do not constitute meaningful patterns given the small sample.[2]
Muscat had established himself as a winner in national endurance racing before his Supercars campaign, having claimed the Australian GT Championship outright in 2014 and competed in the Pirtek Enduro Cup for Garry Rogers Motorsport at the 2019 Bathurst 1000. His career did not extend beyond that season.