Robert Thorne is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in NASA. Thorne has recorded 5 wins and 7 podiums from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,448 ranks Thorne 2085th of 40,308 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.
| 2019-10-19 | New Jersey Motorsports Park Super Touring 2 | P1 | — |
| 2019-08-18 | Palmer Motorsports Park Super Touring 2 | P1 | +2 |
| 2019-08-17 | Palmer Motorsports Park Super Touring 2 | P1 | +2 |
| 2019-06-09 | New Jersey Motorsports Park Super Touring 2 | P1 | — |
| 2019-06-08 | New Jersey Motorsports Park Super Touring 2 | P1 | — |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +76 | Laguna Seca 2007 | Star Mazda Championship | P9 |
| +48 | Daytona 24 Hours 2015 | IMSA WeatherTech | P22 |
| +2 | Palmer Motorsports Park 2019 | NASA | P1 |
| +2 | Palmer Motorsports Park 2019 | NASA | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸NASA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +4 | 4,448 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −299 | 4,444 | |
| 2015 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | ↑1,000−97 | 4,743 |
| 2007 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | AIM Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +2,489 | 3,839 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dane CameronFIA Platinum | 5,691 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Doug Winston | 2,832 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇨🇦 Christopher CummingFIA Bronze | 4,479 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇦🇺 James DavisonFIA Gold | 4,007 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇧🇷 Christian FittipaldiFIA Platinum | 6,290 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum | 6,159 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum | 5,796 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇳🇱 Renger van der ZandeFIA Platinum | 5,758 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇮🇹 Massimiliano Papis | 5,742 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Max AngelelliFIA Gold | 5,739 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Kevin EstreFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,028 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇿 Brendon HartleyFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,075 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Evans | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,451 |
| 2,076 | 🇨🇦 Cameron Hayley | NASCAR Truck | 4,451 |
| 2,077 | 🇦🇺 James Manderson | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,451 |
| 2,078 | 🇧🇪 Ulysse De Pauw | European Le Mans Series | 4,451 |
| 2,079 | 🇦🇷 Marcos Siebert | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,450 |
| 2,080 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Meneghello | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,450 |
| 2,081 | 🇮🇸 Audunn GUDMUNDSSON | Le Mans Cup | 4,449 |
| 2,082 | 🇬🇧 Casper Stevenson | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,449 |
| 2,083 | 🇩🇪 Hendrik Vieth | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,449 |
| 2,084 | 🇫🇷 Maceo Capietto | European Le Mans Series | 4,449 |
| 2,085 | 🇩🇪 Robert Thorne | NASA | 4,448 |
| 2,086 | 🇺🇸 Dakoda Armstrong | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,447 |
| 2,087 | 🇩🇪 Hendrik Von Danwitz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,447 |
| 2,088 | 🇲🇽 Memo Rojas | WEC | 4,447 |
| 2,089 | 🇩🇪 Roland Rehfeld | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,447 |
| 2,090 | 🇺🇦 Ryo Orime | Super GT | 4,447 |
| 2,091 | 🇺🇸 Tony Gaples | GT4 America | 4,447 |
| 2,092 | 🇲🇽 Adrian Fernandez | WEC | 4,446 |
| 2,093 | 🇩🇪 Christer Joens | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,446 |
| 2,094 | 🇩🇪 Fabian Vettel | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,446 |
| 2,095 | 🏳️ Horst von Saurma-Jeltsch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,446 |
Robert Thorne is a professional driver, FIA Silver graded, who raced in American national multiclass championships across a twelve-year span. He competed in NASA's GTS4 and Super Touring 2 classes for Flying Lizard Motorsports and other operations, IMSA WeatherTech's shared-car endurance racing, and single-class Star Mazda Championship competition. His 13 career starts yielded 5 wins and 7 podiums.[1]
Thorne's most productive period came in NASA between 2018 and 2019, where he scored five wins from eight starts in a multiclass field mixing amateurs and professionals. His earlier IMSA WeatherTech entry with Flying Lizard Motorsports in 2015 produced three starts with the team, which fielded established professionals alongside semi-professional operators. His first indexed racing came in Star Mazda Championship in 2007, where he started twice and finished twenty-first in the season standings.[2]
His record placed him in company with established professionals including IMSA and WEC champions. He finished ahead of Kevin Estre, a Platinum-graded WEC LMGTE Pro champion with 65 WEC starts, and Brendon Hartley, a Formula 1 and WEC LMP1 champion also graded Platinum. Against Dane Cameron, a championship-winning professional in both Star Mazda and multiple IMSA categories, Thorne usually finished behind. He typically ran ahead of semi-professional operator Doug Winston in their NASA meetings. His tenure in the indexed database ended with Star Mazda in 2007, though he continued racing in Formula Drift and NASA rounds through 2022.