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🇺🇸 Roger Penske

Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Lotus-Climax.
Driver facts
Full name
Roger Penske
Born
20 February 1937(b. 1937)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Lotus-Climax
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
2
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
3,878
Roger Penske
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,878
Rank 4121 of 40,105 indexed, -45 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Roger Penske is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Penske has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,878 ranks Penske 4121th of 40,105 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1962 form
Last 2 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1962-10-07Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1P9+41
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+49Watkins Glen International 1961Formula 1P8
+41Watkins Glen International 1962Formula 1P9
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1962▸Formula 1Lotus-Climax100000P16+413,896
1961▸Formula 1Cooper-Climax100000P12+2,5303,880
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Penske finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Richie GintherHigher-rated6,413110100%
🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated6,330110100%
🇦🇺 Jack BrabhamHigher-rated, 3× champion6,16321150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
4,111🇧🇪 Roger LaurentFormula 13,880
4,112🇺🇸 Ryan ShehanFormula Regional Americas3,880
4,113🇩🇪 Hermann LangFormula 13,879
4,114🇺🇸 Junior NiedeckenNASCAR Xfinity3,879
4,115🇨🇦 Phil QuaifeBritish GT Championship3,879
4,116🇦🇺 Stephen WyattWEC3,879
4,117🇺🇸 Bobby SantosNASCAR Xfinity3,878
4,118🏳️ Fabio FogaçaStock Car Pro Series3,878
4,119🇫🇷 Massimo FrigerioFIA GT Championship3,878
4,120🇺🇸 Mike CopeNASCAR Xfinity3,878
4,121🇺🇸 Roger PenskeFormula 13,878
4,122🇬🇧 Ross WyliePorsche Mobil 1 Supercup3,878
4,123🇫🇷 Steffen WidmannFIA GT Championship3,878
4,124🇺🇸 Conner JonesNASCAR Truck3,877
4,125🇬🇧 Hugh PriceFIA GT Championship3,876
4,126🇮🇹 Mauro CasadeiFIA GT Championship3,876
4,127🇺🇸 Michael PotekhenStar Mazda Championship3,876
4,128🇵🇱 Rafal JanusFIA GT Championship3,876
4,129🇺🇸 Steadman MarlinNASCAR Xfinity3,876
4,130🇧🇷 Guilherme PeixotoGB33,875
4,131🇨🇱 Martín ScuncioStar Mazda Championship3,875
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Roger Penske is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Penske has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,878 ranks Penske 4121th of 40,105 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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