Sandor Bota is a racing driver who last raced in NASA. Bota has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,086 ranks Bota 27495th 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.
| 2004-05-02 | Willow Springs Raceway Honda Challenge 1 | P4 | +15 |
| 2004-04-04 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park Honda Challenge 1 | P2 | +108 |
| 2004-04-03 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park Honda Challenge 1 | P9 | −119 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +158 | Willow Springs Raceway 2003 | NASA | P1 |
| +108 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2004 | NASA | P2 |
| +107 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park 2003 | NASA | P2 |
| +92 | Willow Springs Raceway 2003 | NASA | P2 |
| +15 | Willow Springs Raceway 2004 | NASA | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ▸NASA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +4 | 1,172 | |
| 2003 | ▸NASA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | −182 | 1,168 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Andy Hope | 1,104 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Jeff Owen | 735 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🏳️ Varo Akopyan | 1,396 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Tsuyoshi Higashi | 1,122 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Tom Liang | 888 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Glen Kawano | 1,049 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Jonathan Meris | 898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Bernardo Martinez | 882 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Dennis Caco | 795 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇭🇰 Eric KwongFIA Bronze | 3,978 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Andrie HartantoHigher-rated | 2,242 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tim GrayHigher-rated | 1,174 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27,485 | 🏳️ John Kendall | SCCA Regionals | 1,086 |
| 27,486 | 🏳️ John Kohler | American Endurance Racing | 1,086 |
| 27,487 | 🏳️ John Kuitwaard | SCCA Majors | 1,086 |
| 27,488 | 🏳️ Keith A Fisher | PCA Club Racing | 1,086 |
| 27,489 | 🏳️ Landon Welsh | SCCA Regionals | 1,086 |
| 27,490 | 🏳️ Marc Dencker | American Endurance Racing | 1,086 |
| 27,491 | 🏳️ Paul Plemenos | NASA | 1,086 |
| 27,492 | 🏳️ Richard Spenard | NASA | 1,086 |
| 27,493 | 🏳️ Rick Schoonover | BMW CCA Club Racing | 1,086 |
| 27,494 | 🏳️ Robert Hornbeck | NASA | 1,086 |
| 27,495 | 🏳️ Sandor Bota | NASA | 1,086 |
| 27,496 | 🏳️ Sean Nicolson | SCCA Regionals | 1,086 |
| 27,497 | 🏳️ Steven Zinger | SVRA | 1,086 |
| 27,498 | 🏳️ Tom Barnard | NASA | 1,086 |
| 27,499 | 🏳️ Antti Vare | NASA | 1,085 |
| 27,500 | 🏳️ April Alfaro | SCCA Regionals | 1,085 |
| 27,501 | 🏳️ Brian Hintz | NASA | 1,085 |
| 27,502 | 🏳️ C Lee | PCA Club Racing | 1,085 |
| 27,503 | 🏳️ Chris Holm | PCA Club Racing | 1,085 |
| 27,504 | 🏳️ D Lowry | PCA Club Racing | 1,085 |
| 27,505 | 🏳️ Daniel Galyon | PCA Club Racing | 1,085 |
Sandor Bota was a developing single-driver amateur competitor in the NASA multiclass endurance series, racing a Honda in the Honda Challenge 1 class. His career on record spans two seasons, from 2003 to 2004, with eight starts across the championship.[1]
Bota took one win and four podiums in that span, finishing eleventh in the 2004 NASA championship standings. He was closely matched against Andy Hope, a regular opponent at the same level, and typically finished ahead of Jeff Owen, another developing driver in the series. Among his results was a finish ahead of Eric Kwong, an entry-level professional graded with FIA Bronze, and Andrie Hartanto, a competitive amateur with experience in NASA and the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie.[2]