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 2,929 ranks Ablondi 9027th 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.
| 2002-07-20 | RFK Stadium | P26 | −116 |
| 2002-03-15 | Sebring International Raceway | 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 | P22 | +1,579 | 2,929 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ian HendersonHigher-rated | 3,985 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Justin PruskowskiHigher-rated | 3,907 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇳🇴 John OlsenHigher-rated | 3,827 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,017 | 🇳🇱 Will Lin | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,930 |
| 9,018 | 🇨🇦 Alana Carter | World Racing League | 2,929 |
| 9,019 | 🇩🇰 Christian BRUNSBORG | Ferrari Challenge | 2,929 |
| 9,020 | 🇺🇸 Dominic Starkweather | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 2,929 |
| 9,021 | 🇺🇸 Gavin Harlien | ARCA Menards Series | 2,929 |
| 9,022 | 🏳️ Landon Brown | ARCA Menards Series | 2,929 |
| 9,023 | 🇮🇹 Manuel Quondamcarlo | Italian F4 | 2,929 |
| 9,024 | 🇳🇱 Martin Lanting | 24H Series | 2,929 |
| 9,025 | 🏳️ Nate Norenberg | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,929 |
| 9,026 | 🇦🇷 Nicolás González | Turismo Carretera | 2,929 |
| 9,027 | 🏳️ Steve Ablondi | Star Mazda Championship | 2,929 |
| 9,028 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Ambiel | Prototype Cup Germany | 2,929 |
| 9,029 | 🇯🇵 Yasutaka Shirasaki | Ferrari Challenge | 2,929 |
| 9,030 | 🇫🇷 Eric Mouez | 24H Series | 2,928 |
| 9,031 | 🇩🇪 Georg Griesemann | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,928 |
| 9,032 | 🇺🇸 Maximilian Hewitt | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 2,928 |
| 9,033 | 🇩🇰 Nikolaj Moller-Madsen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,928 |
| 9,034 | 🇮🇹 Thomas Gostner | 24H Series | 2,928 |
| 9,035 | 🇺🇸 Andrew Aquilante | Mustang Challenge | 2,927 |
| 9,036 | 🇺🇸 Garrett Manes | NASA | 2,927 |
| 9,037 | 🇺🇸 George GRINZEWITSCH III | Ferrari Challenge | 2,927 |
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.