Richard Zhao is a racing driver who last raced in NASA for Mazda Spec Miata. Zhao has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 818 ranks Zhao 35923th 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.
| 2014-04-26 | Clockwise Spec Miata | P34 | −65 |
| 2014-04-26 | Clockwise Spec Miata | P23 | +2 |
| 2014-01-19 | MSR Houston Spec Miata | DNF | −118 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +2 | Clockwise 2014 | NASA | P23 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ▸NASA | Mazda Spec Miata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P101 | −532 | 818 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael Ross | 2,178 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Trevor McCallion | 2,032 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Brett Gabriel | 1,809 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Lee Thomas | 1,691 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Timothy Reger (Teen SM) | 1,638 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Vaughn Duarte | 1,632 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Bill Agha | 1,604 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ John Babot | 1,519 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Globe | 1,446 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Mark SmithFIA Bronze | 3,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA Bronze, 2× champion | 3,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Gale CorleyHigher-rated | 1,832 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35,913 | 🏳️ Buddy Cox | NASA | 818 |
| 35,914 | 🏳️ Christopher Wood | SVRA | 818 |
| 35,915 | 🏳️ Cliff McManus | SCCA Regionals | 818 |
| 35,916 | 🏳️ Curtis Teague | NASA | 818 |
| 35,917 | 🏳️ Eddie Marshall | NASA | 818 |
| 35,918 | 🏳️ George Corso | SCCA Regionals | 818 |
| 35,919 | 🏳️ Jason Starr | NASA | 818 |
| 35,920 | 🏳️ John Barna | PCA Club Racing | 818 |
| 35,921 | 🏳️ Mike DE Angelis | PCA Club Racing | 818 |
| 35,922 | 🏳️ Richard Powell | PCA Club Racing | 818 |
| 35,923 | 🏳️ Richard Zhao | NASA | 818 |
| 35,924 | 🏳️ Robert VanLiew | SVRA | 818 |
| 35,925 | 🏳️ Robert White | SVRA | 818 |
| 35,926 | 🏳️ Shawn Ashley | NASA | 818 |
| 35,927 | 🏳️ Stephen Ruppert | SCCA Regionals | 818 |
| 35,928 | 🏳️ Steven Zadig | PCA Club Racing | 818 |
| 35,929 | 🇺🇸 Wayne Smith | SCCA Regionals | 818 |
| 35,930 | 🏳️ Aaron Deer | SCCA Regionals | 817 |
| 35,931 | 🏳️ Barry Morton | SCCA Regionals | 817 |
| 35,932 | 🏳️ Bernardo D. Martinez | SVRA | 817 |
| 35,933 | 🏳️ Bill Oneill | NASA | 817 |
Richard Zhao is a developing amateur racing in NASA, a multiclass national championship run in the United States. He drove a Mazda MX-5 Miata in spec trim for the Spec Miata class in 2014.[1]
Zhao's indexed racing comprises a single season, 2014, in which he made three starts in NASA and finished 101st in the championship standings. He did not win a race.[2]
In a Spec Miata field that included entry-level professionals such as Hernan Palermo, a regular NASA competitor with 89 starts in the series, Zhao typically finished behind the drivers he raced most often. He beat Mark Smith once, an entry-level professional and FIA Bronze driver who has also raced in the British GT Championship, and Alex Bachoura once, a multiple Mustang Challenge champion with 130 starts in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup and 58 in NASA.