Simon Hunter is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASA for BMW 325i. Hunter has recorded 5 wins and 19 podiums from 28 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,632 ranks Hunter 19988th 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.
| 2012-08-12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Spec E30 | P2 | +88 |
| 2012-08-11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Spec E30 | P5 | −40 |
| 2012-05-13 | Putnam Park Road Course Spec E30 | P2 | +80 |
| 2012-05-12 | Putnam Park Road Course Spec E30 | P12 | −190 |
| 2012-04-15 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Spec E30 | P3 | +36 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +136 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2003 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +117 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 2003 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P2 |
| +101 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2003 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +100 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 2004 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P1 |
| +91 | Watkins Glen International 2003 | BMW CCA Club Racing | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ▸NASA | BMW 325i | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −118 | 1,865 |
| 2011 | ▸NASA | BMW 325i | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +52 | 1,983 |
| 2010 | ▸NASA | BMW 325i | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P52 | −300 | 1,931 |
| 2009 | ▸NASA | BMW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −33 | 2,231 |
| 2006 | ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +124 | 2,263 | |
| 2005 | ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +175 | 2,139 | |
| 2004 | ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +62 | 1,965 | |
| 2003 | ▸BMW CCA Club Racing | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +553 | 1,903 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Anthony MagagnoliFIA Bronze | 1,572 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Cameron Bullard | 1,501 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇬🇧 Michael Osborne | 1,129 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Dennis Barker | 1,307 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% |
| 🏳️ Richard Checca | 1,401 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% |
| 🏳️ Daniel Summers | 1,622 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🏳️ John Paton | 1,419 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Bruce Weinstein | 1,288 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle Smith | 1,895 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Robert Gagliardo | 2,149 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 James WalkerFIA Silver | 4,278 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Stephen SmithHigher-rated | 2,041 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Fred FergusonHigher-rated | 1,957 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19,978 | 🇧🇪 Christian Heck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,979 | 🏳️ Franz Posch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,980 | 🏳️ Joe Bunton | American Endurance Racing | 1,632 |
| 19,981 | 🇺🇸 Joseph Pizzuto | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 1,632 |
| 19,982 | 🇺🇸 Justin Taylor | SCCA Majors | 1,632 |
| 19,983 | 🏳️ Rene Gassen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,984 | 🏳️ Robert Debernardo | American Endurance Racing | 1,632 |
| 19,985 | 🇨🇭 Roland Schmidt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,986 | 🇹🇭 Ruengsomboon Arthit | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,987 | 🏳️ Scott Lang | NASA | 1,632 |
| 19,988 | 🇺🇸 Simon Hunter | NASA | 1,632 |
| 19,989 | 🇧🇪 Smael Haddouche | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,990 | 🏳️ Tyler Klein | SCCA Regionals | 1,632 |
| 19,991 | 🏳️ Vaughn Duarte | NASA | 1,632 |
| 19,992 | 🏳️ Walter Nawodka | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,632 |
| 19,993 | 🇨🇭 Alex Hofmann | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,631 |
| 19,994 | 🇦🇷 Braian Cocherari | TC Pista Mouras | 1,631 |
| 19,995 | 🏳️ Dennis Leißing | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,631 |
| 19,996 | 🏳️ Detlef Hirsch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,631 |
| 19,997 | 🏳️ Ernest Lombardo | American Endurance Racing | 1,631 |
| 19,998 | 🏳️ Hannes Pfedderer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,631 |
Simon Hunter is a club-level driver who raced solo in two national multiclass American motorsport championships. He competed in BMW CCA Club Racing from 2003 to 2006, driving BMWs in the JS class, and later in NASA from 2009 to 2012, driving spec BMW E30 3-series in the Spec E30 class. His most recent activity was in NASA, where he finished 38th in the 2012 championship standings.[1]
Hunter won the 2003 BMW CCA Club Racing championship, taking five wins and twelve podiums across fourteen starts in that series. He added seven podiums from fourteen NASA starts between 2009 and 2012, rounding out a career total of 28 starts, five wins and nineteen podiums. His strongest finish in NASA came in 2012, when he took three podiums across six rounds.[2]
In regular competition, Hunter raced closely with Cameron Bullard, finishing ahead of him several times; he typically finished behind Anthony Magagnoli, a Bronze-graded club driver with far more extensive multiclass racing. He finished ahead of James Walker, a Silver-graded professional with significant single-seater and sportscar experience, twice in head-to-head racing.