Richard Robarts is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Brabham. Robarts has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,513 ranks Robarts 1946th of 40,700 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.
| 1974-03-30 | Kyalami | P17 | −19 |
| 1974-01-27 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | P15 | −6 |
| 1974-01-13 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | DNF | −19 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +3,163 | 4,513 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 6,552 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | 6,391 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | 6,274 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 6,242 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 6,238 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 6,212 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Carlos Pace | 6,120 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Jochen Mass | 6,098 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,936 | 🇺🇸 Mark Martin | PCA Club Racing | 4,516 |
| 1,937 | 🇦🇪 Ed Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,515 |
| 1,938 | 🇺🇸 Matt Hirschman | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,515 |
| 1,939 | 🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,514 |
| 1,940 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Jarvis | European Le Mans Series | 4,514 |
| 1,941 | 🇵🇱 Tymoteusz Kucharczyk | Euroformula Open | 4,514 |
| 1,942 | 🇨🇦 Wei Lu | GT World Challenge Asia | 4,514 |
| 1,943 | 🇫🇮 William Alatalo | Formula 3 | 4,514 |
| 1,944 | 🇬🇧 Daniel Burkett | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,513 |
| 1,945 | 🇯🇵 Kosuke Matsuura | Super GT | 4,513 |
| 1,946 | 🇬🇧 Richard Robarts | Formula 1 | 4,513 |
| 1,947 | 🇺🇸 Bill Cheesbourg | Formula 1 | 4,512 |
| 1,948 | 🇺🇸 Bob Earl | Formula 3 Macau | 4,512 |
| 1,949 | 🇺🇸 Oswaldo Negri Jr. | WEC | 4,512 |
| 1,950 | 🇵🇹 Rui Pinto de Andrade | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,512 |
| 1,951 | 🇩🇪 Lars Kern | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,511 |
| 1,952 | 🇫🇷 Justin Bell | FIA GT Championship | 4,510 |
| 1,953 | 🇦🇺 Tim Blanchard | Supercars Championship | 4,509 |
| 1,954 | 🏳️ Tim Tews | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,509 |
| 1,955 | 🇧🇪 Anthony Kumpen | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,508 |
| 1,956 | 🇦🇺 Jack Perkins | Supercars Championship | 4,508 |
Richard Robarts was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Brabham in 1974. He made three championship starts, driving single-seater machinery in the sport's top category across a season that ran to 16 rounds.[1]
His sole indexed season placed him 17th in the championship standings without scoring points. Brabham, the team that fielded him, was a competitive operation that would later field Nelson Piquet among its 43 drivers across the database's record; the team accumulated 23 race wins overall. Robarts finished behind the regular opponents he met, including the elite professional Carlos Reutemann across multiple meetings and Jody Scheckter, who went on to win the 1979 Formula 1 championship. He did finish ahead of established professionals Jochen Mass and Henri Pescarolo once each.[2]
The field Robarts raced in mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals, all competing in the same races across 34 countries. His performances placed him among the lower-ranked drivers in that company.