Steve Ablondi is a racing driver who last raced in Star Mazda Championship. Ablondi has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,927 ranks Ablondi 5707th 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.
| 2002-07-20 | RFK Stadium | P26 | −119 |
| 2002-03-15 | Sebring | P31 | −63 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ▸Star Mazda Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −182 | 2,927 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Pierre EhretFIA BRONZE | 3,990 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Justin PruskowskiHIGHER-RATED | 3,915 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🏳️ John OlsenHIGHER-RATED | 3,834 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,697 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Kidd | Zenith Racing Series | 2,928 |
| 5,698 | 🇺🇸 Cavan O'Keefe | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,928 |
| 5,699 | 🇩🇪 Max Moritz | European Le Mans Series | 2,928 |
| 5,700 | 🇧🇷 Diego Gomes Nunes | GT World Challenge America | 2,927 |
| 5,701 | 🇺🇸 Hayden Duerson | Star Mazda Championship | 2,927 |
| 5,702 | 🏳️ Joey Wimsett | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,927 |
| 5,703 | 🇬🇧 Matt Manderson | British GT Championship | 2,927 |
| 5,704 | 🇬🇧 Michael Brown | British GT Championship | 2,927 |
| 5,705 | 🇬🇧 Peter Cate | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,927 |
| 5,706 | 🏳️ Randy Sellari | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 2,927 |
| 5,707 | 🏳️ Steve Ablondi | Star Mazda Championship | 2,927 |
| 5,708 | 🇺🇸 Byron Defoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,926 |
| 5,709 | 🇺🇸 Dorsey Schroeder | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,926 |
| 5,710 | 🇺🇸 Howard Jacobs | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,926 |
| 5,711 | 🏳️ Jim Pace | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,926 |
| 5,712 | 🏳️ Stephen Dawes | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,926 |
| 5,713 | 🏳️ Benz of Austin Will Hardeman | GT World Challenge America | 2,925 |
| 5,714 | 🇩🇪 Joachim Thyssen | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,925 |
| 5,715 | 🇩🇪 Klaus Rader | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,925 |
| 5,716 | 🇯🇵 Matsuda Tsugio | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,925 |
| 5,717 | 🇫🇷 Paul Cauhaupe | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 2,925 |
Steve Ablondi competed at the competitive amateur level, a ranking that describes club and regional racing where drivers typically progress through early-stage professional competition. His rating of 2,927 places him in this band. Ablondi's career on record consists of two starts in the Star Mazda Championship during 2002, yielding no wins or podium finishes; he classified 34th in the final round. His average finish across his recorded starts was 28th.[1]
Despite the brevity of his record, Ablondi finished ahead of several drivers with stronger credentials in single results. He beat Pierre Ehret, an FIA Bronze-graded professional; Justin Pruskowski and Joe Pruskowski, both rated as professional-level drivers; and John Olsen, also a professional competitor. These were isolated instances rather than sustained patterns against stronger fields, but they indicate Ablondi was competitive against drivers with more established track records. His racing career ended in 2002 and he is now retired from competition.