Sam Barnett is a racing driver who last raced in Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin for Mazda of South Charlotte / Driven. Barnett has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,564 ranks Barnett 7399th 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.
| 2016-08-27 | VIRginia International Raceway · ND1 | P30 | −80 |
| 2016-07-10 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P25 | −37 |
| 2016-07-08 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park · ND1 | P19 | +17 |
| 2016-06-19 | Road America · ND1 | P22 | −15 |
| 2016-06-18 | Road America · ND1 | P24 | −20 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ▸Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | Mazda of South Charlotte / Driven | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −411 | 2,564 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Robby FoleyFIA GOLD | 5,081 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 Ashton HarrisonFIA SILVER | 3,805 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Max Faulkner | 3,540 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Zachry LeeFIA BRONZE | 3,402 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex BachouraFIA BRONZE | 3,340 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 John DeanFIA BRONZE | 3,294 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🏳️ Chris Stone | 3,293 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Nathanial Sparks | 3,214 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🏳️ Mark Drennan | 3,194 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🏳️ Hernan Palermo | 3,166 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Mason FilippiFIA SILVER | 4,430 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Nikko RegerFIA SILVER · 1× CHAMPION | 4,018 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,389 | 🏳️ Thomas Ellis | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,565 |
| 7,390 | 🏳️ Whitney Strickland | Formula Regional Americas | 2,565 |
| 7,391 | 🇯🇵 Z.Falcon | Ferrari Challenge | 2,565 |
| 7,392 | 🏳️ Christopher Barkley | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,564 |
| 7,393 | 🇺🇸 Connor Willis | GB4 | 2,564 |
| 7,394 | 🏳️ Elie Goldstein | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,564 |
| 7,395 | 🏳️ Fla | Trans-Am | 2,564 |
| 7,396 | 🏳️ Jason Berkeley | Trans-Am | 2,564 |
| 7,397 | 🏳️ Joel Jens | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,564 |
| 7,398 | 🏳️ Marcu Dionisios | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,564 |
| 7,399 | 🏳️ Sam Barnett | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,564 |
| 7,400 | 🏳️ William Cox III | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,564 |
| 7,401 | 🏳️ Josh De Losier | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,563 |
| 7,402 | 🏳️ Mauri Zaccarelli | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,563 |
| 7,403 | 🇺🇸 Steve Cook | Star Mazda Championship | 2,563 |
| 7,404 | 🏳️ Bruno Ferreira | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,562 |
| 7,405 | 🏳️ David Sera | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,562 |
| 7,406 | 🏳️ Nicolas Taylor | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,562 |
| 7,407 | 🏳️ Richard Benitez | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,562 |
| 7,408 | 🏳️ Axel Rivera | Trans-Am | 2,561 |
| 7,409 | 🏳️ Carl Modoff | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,561 |
Sam Barnett is a competitive amateur driver whose career record spans a single season in the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin in 2016. With a Racer Rating of 2,564, he sits at the entry level of competitive club and regional racing; this describes a driver who is quick relative to club fields but operates in fields that do not consistently include full professionals. Across nine starts, Barnett recorded no wins or podium finishes and averaged a 26th-place finish, placing him toward the rear of a field that included several semi-professional and professional competitors.[1]
Barnett's head-to-head record reveals the calibre of the field he raced against. He finished ahead of Robby Foley, an FIA Gold graded driver and 2025 GT World Challenge America Pro-Am champion, once; he beat Nikko Reger, who won the 2018 Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup ND1 championship, in a single race; and he showed a positive record against Ashton Harrison, an FIA Silver graded semi-professional, winning six head-to-head contests across their nine shared races. Against Zachry Lee and Alex Bachoura, both FIA Bronze graded and championship winners in one-make series, Barnett trailed in each pairing overall. His most consistent competitor over the season was the field itself; he regularly finished behind the bulk of the grid, suggesting a learning year against experienced opponents.