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🇺🇸 Willy T. Ribbs

Racing driver from United States. Indy NXT, Willy T. Ribbs/Starting Grid, Inc..
Driver facts
Full name
Willy T. Ribbs
Born
3 January 1955(b. 1955)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Willy T. Ribbs/Starting Grid, Inc.
Series
Indy NXT
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
2
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
3,554
Willy T. Ribbs
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,554
Rank 5552 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Willy T. Ribbs is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Indy NXT for Willy T. Ribbs/Starting Grid, Inc.. Ribbs has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,554 ranks Ribbs 5552th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2011 form
Last 2 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2011-07-11Streets Of BaltimoreIndy NXTP13−127
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2011▸Indy NXTWilly T. Ribbs/Starting Grid, Inc.100000P21−1273,554
1999▸IndyCarTeam Losi100000P25+2,2543,604
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ribbs finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Conor DalyFIA Gold, 1× champion5,445110100%
🇨🇦 David OstellaFIA Silver4,663110100%
🇻🇪 Jorge GoncalvezHigher-rated4,212110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
5,542🇬🇧 James DorlinBTCC3,557
5,543🇬🇧 Jonny BakerStar Mazda Championship3,557
5,544🇨🇭 Dieter LehnerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,556
5,545🇳🇱 Freek SchothorstFormula Renault Eurocup3,556
5,546🇯🇵 Shingo TachiFormula 3 Macau3,556
5,547🇦🇹 Stefan RienerFormula Renault Eurocup3,556
5,548🇫🇷 Franck DEZOTEUXMichelin 992 Endurance Cup3,555
5,549🇬🇧 Jack YoungFIA World Touring Car Cup3,555
5,550🇮🇹 Alessandro BracalenteLe Mans Cup3,554
5,551🇧🇷 Sergio PaeseInternational Formula 30003,554
5,552🇺🇸 Willy T. RibbsIndy NXT3,554
5,553🇭🇺 Gabor Kismarty-Lechner24H Series3,553
5,554🇺🇸 Hudson SchwartzSpanish F43,553
5,555🇦🇷 Mauro GiallombardoTurismo Carretera3,553
5,556🇺🇸 Antonio DownsStar Mazda Championship3,552
5,557🇧🇪 Ayrton Redant24H Series3,552
5,558🏳️ Bradley EllisRoad to Le Mans3,552
5,559🇨🇭 Chantal Prinz24H Series3,552
5,560🇨🇦 Nico ChristodoulouUSF20003,552
5,561🇩🇪 Sabine SchmitzNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,552
5,562🇺🇸 Seth HenryLamborghini Super Trofeo NA3,552
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Willy T. Ribbs is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Indy NXT for Willy T. Ribbs/Starting Grid, Inc.. Ribbs has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,554 ranks Ribbs 5552th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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