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 3,682 ranks Bunker 5037th of 40,200 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.
| 2007-10-03 | Road Atlanta | P11 | +35 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +138 | Miller 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P3 |
| +123 | Portland International Raceway 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P4 |
| +111 | Laguna Seca 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P8 |
| +84 | Road Atlanta 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P11 |
| +69 | Sebring International Raceway 2006 | Star Mazda Championship | P10 |
| 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 | P23 | +35 | 3,682 |
| 2006 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | AIM Autosport | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +2,298 | 3,648 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Charles Anti | 3,428 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| 🇺🇸 Ron White | 3,383 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Adrian Carrio | 4,245 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Justice | 4,083 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Mike Potekhen | 4,059 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Gerardo Bonilla | 3,922 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Logan Gomez | 3,869 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 John Faulkner | 3,696 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Ken Losch | 3,627 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇨🇦 Jay Poscente | 3,616 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 5,446 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 John PewFIA Silver | 5,098 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Robert ThorneFIA Silver | 4,448 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,027 | 🇬🇧 Abbi Pulling | GB3 | 3,684 |
| 5,028 | 🇺🇸 Falco Wauer | GB3 | 3,684 |
| 5,029 | 🇫🇷 Francis Werner | FIA GT Championship | 3,684 |
| 5,030 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Piattier | FIA GT Championship | 3,684 |
| 5,031 | 🇺🇸 Sage Karam | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,684 |
| 5,032 | 🇩🇪 Tom Kalender | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,684 |
| 5,033 | 🇺🇸 Bill Auberlen | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,682 |
| 5,034 | 🇩🇪 Jan-Dirk Lüders | FIA GT Championship | 3,682 |
| 5,035 | 🇺🇸 Justin Fontaine | NASCAR Truck | 3,682 |
| 5,036 | 🇬🇧 Lawrence Tomlinson | GT America | 3,682 |
| 5,037 | 🇺🇸 Rob Bunker | Star Mazda Championship | 3,682 |
| 5,038 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Bucci | FIA GT Championship | 3,682 |
| 5,039 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Matthews | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,682 |
| 5,040 | 🇸🇲 Emanuel Colombini | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,681 |
| 5,041 | 🇺🇸 Kim Crosby | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,681 |
| 5,042 | 🇬🇧 Ryan Harper-ellam | European Le Mans Series | 3,681 |
| 5,043 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Wolff | European Le Mans Series | 3,680 |
| 5,044 | 🇩🇪 Jonas Greif | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,680 |
| 5,045 | 🇺🇸 Mike Christopher, Jr. | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,680 |
| 5,046 | 🇺🇸 Brad FAUVRE | Ferrari Challenge | 3,679 |
| 5,047 | 🇺🇸 David Staab | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,679 |
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.