Rob Bunker is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Star Mazda Championship for Velocity Motorsports. Bunker has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,668 ranks Bunker 3483th of 17,494 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2007-10-03 | Road Atlanta | P11 | +35 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | Velocity Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +35 | 3,668 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | AIM Autosport | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −116 | 3,634 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,301 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,119 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Potekhen | 4,102 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Gerardo Bonilla | 3,939 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Logan Gomez | 3,890 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Russell WalkerFIA BRONZE | 3,707 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,647 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Ken Losch | 3,623 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% |
| 🇨🇦 Jay Poscente | 3,602 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% |
| 🇺🇸 Ron White | 3,541 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorFIA PLATINUM · 5× CHAMPION | 5,435 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Christopher CummingHIGHER-RATED | 4,564 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex ArdoinHIGHER-RATED | 4,323 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,473 | 🇳🇴 Marcus Påverud | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,675 |
| 3,474 | 🇬🇧 Richard Williams | British GT Championship | 3,671 |
| 3,475 | 🇳🇱 Jop Rappange | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,670 |
| 3,476 | 🏳️ Mark Boden | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 3,670 |
| 3,477 | 🇺🇸 Carson Ware | NASCAR Xfinity Series | 3,669 |
| 3,478 | 🇩🇪 Erik Slooten Jan | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,669 |
| 3,479 | 🇫🇷 Eric Helary | WEC | 3,668 |
| 3,480 | 🇫🇷 Hugo Delacour | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,668 |
| 3,481 | 🏳️ Joshua Carlson | Trans-Am | 3,668 |
| 3,482 | 🇦🇴 Luis Jorge Sá Silva | GP3 Series | 3,668 |
| 3,483 | 🇺🇸 Rob Bunker | Star Mazda Championship | 3,668 |
| 3,484 | 🇫🇷 Gilles Vannelet | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,666 |
| 3,485 | 🇮🇹 Mirko Venturi | WEC | 3,666 |
| 3,486 | 🏳️ Chris Cook | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,665 |
| 3,487 | 🏳️ Jared Korth | SCCA Majors | 3,665 |
| 3,488 | 🇦🇷 Leandro Juncos | USF Pro 2000 | 3,665 |
| 3,489 | 🇯🇵 Liang Jia Tong | Super GT | 3,665 |
| 3,490 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Lenerz | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,665 |
| 3,491 | 🇻🇪 Samín Gómez | GP3 Series | 3,665 |
| 3,492 | 🇺🇸 Jason Hart | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,663 |
| 3,493 | 🇩🇰 Magnus Gustavsen | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,663 |
Rob Bunker is a retired American racing driver rated 3,668, placing him in the semi-professional band; this level describes drivers who win in pro-am and one-make classes and run mid-pack among full professionals. His racing record spans two seasons from 2006 to 2007, all within the Star Mazda Championship, where he completed 13 starts for Velocity Motorsports and AIM Autosport without recording a win. He finished with one podium result and averaged 17th place across classified finishes.[1]
Bunker's competitive standing within Star Mazda was clearly beneath the series' front runners. Against the 2006 Star Mazda champion Adrian Carrio, Bunker finished ahead only once in eleven shared races and lay behind Carrio ten times. His records against other frequent rivals, Ryan Justice, Mike Potekhen, Gerardo Bonilla, and Logan Gomez, were similarly lopsided, with Bunker consistently outpaced. His only notable result came as an isolated occasion when he finished ahead of Ricky Taylor, a driver who would go on to win multiple IMSA WeatherTech championships at the highest level, though this single result against a much stronger driver represents an outlier rather than a pattern of competitive parity.[2]
Bunker's career ended after his 2007 season. Wikipedia notes he later attempted part-time racing in sprint cars and the ARCA series in 2008, though no record of those results appears in the database. His two-year stint in Star Mazda placed him among semi-professional competitors in a one-make feeder series, racing against drivers of modest professional standing and substantially outmatched by the series' leading talents.