Rob Nguyen is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in International Formula 3000 for BCN F3000. Nguyen has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,334 ranks Nguyen 763th 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.
| 2003-05-17 | A1-Ring | P13 | −68 |
| 2003-05-03 | Barcelona | P5 | +92 |
| 2003-04-19 | Imola | P8 | +45 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +101 | Nurburgring 2002 | International Formula 3000 | P5 |
| +92 | Barcelona 2003 | International Formula 3000 | P5 |
| +46 | Imola 2003 | International Formula 3000 | P8 |
| +39 | A1-Ring 2002 | International Formula 3000 | P9 |
| +15 | Hungaroring 2002 | International Formula 3000 | P10 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ▸International Formula 3000 | BCN F3000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +70 | 5,334 |
| 2002 | ▸International Formula 3000 | Team Astromega | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +3,915 | 5,265 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Giorgio Pantano | 6,189 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇭🇺 Zsolt Baumgartner | 5,448 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% |
| 🇧🇷 Ricardo Sperafico | 5,279 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇯🇵 Björn Wirdheim | 5,099 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🇮🇹 Enrico ToccaceloFIA Silver | 5,070 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% |
| 🇩🇰 Nicolas Kiesa | 5,895 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% |
| 🇦🇹 Patrick Friesacher | 5,569 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Tony Schmidt | 5,334 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% |
| 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Sperafico | 5,548 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Sebastien BourdaisFIA Platinum | 5,373 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Gary PaffettFIA Platinum | 5,850 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 753 | 🇯🇵 Rikuto Kobayashi | Super GT | 5,340 |
| 754 | 🇬🇧 Sam Hancock | WEC | 5,340 |
| 755 | 🇺🇸 Charlie Kimball | IndyCar | 5,339 |
| 756 | 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Jr | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,339 |
| 757 | 🇩🇪 Sven Müller | Super GT | 5,338 |
| 758 | 🇺🇸 Jason Leffler | NASCAR Truck | 5,337 |
| 759 | 🇺🇸 Gar Robinson | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,336 |
| 760 | 🇬🇧 Ross Hockenhull | International Formula 3000 | 5,335 |
| 761 | 🇩🇪 Alexander Mattschull | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,334 |
| 762 | 🇬🇧 Jeff Ward | IndyCar | 5,334 |
| 763 | 🇦🇺 Rob Nguyen | International Formula 3000 | 5,334 |
| 764 | 🇩🇪 Tony Schmidt | International Formula 3000 | 5,334 |
| 765 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Boldrini | FIA GT Championship | 5,331 |
| 766 | 🇦🇷 Néstor Girolami | TCR World Tour | 5,331 |
| 767 | 🇮🇹 Mattia Drudi | WEC | 5,328 |
| 768 | 🇺🇸 Dane Cameron | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,326 |
| 769 | 🇧🇷 Enzo Fittipaldi | Indy NXT | 5,325 |
| 770 | 🇦🇷 Juan Cruz Alvarez | GP2 Series | 5,324 |
| 771 | 🇬🇧 Jonny Edgar | WEC | 5,323 |
| 772 | 🇺🇸 Art Cross | Formula 1 | 5,322 |
| 773 | 🇺🇸 Parker Retzlaff | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,320 |
Rob Nguyen was an established professional racing driver at a rating of 5,334, competing in International Formula 3000, a single-class, solo-driver championship that fields a mix of amateur, semi-professional, and graded professional drivers. He raced for Team Astromega, an outfit that also fielded Fernando Alonso and scored eight wins across the championship during the period Nguyen was active.[1]
Nguyen started his single-seater career in 2002 with only nine previous car races to his name and contested fifteen starts across the 2002 and 2003 seasons in F3000. He finished 15th in the 2003 championship standings across three rounds before his career ended due to lack of funding. His most regular opponents were Giorgio Pantano, a 2008 GP2 Series champion who later raced Formula 1, and Zsolt Baumgartner, who also went on to compete in Formula 1; Nguyen typically finished behind Pantano but was closely matched with Baumgartner. Among drivers who reached Formula 1, he beat Nicolas Kiesa five times and Gary Paffett, a Platinum-graded professional with a DTM background, once.[2]