Al Herman is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Ewing. Herman has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,755 ranks Herman 414th of 40,105 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.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P32 | −138 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +96 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +43 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1959 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −138 | 5,755 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +43 | 5,893 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −36 | 5,851 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −109 | 5,887 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +4,646 | 5,996 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd | 5,918 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | 5,996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane CarterHigher-rated | 6,176 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam HanksHigher-rated | 6,121 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 404 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Abt | Formula E | 5,769 |
| 405 | 🇺🇸 Ronnie Bucknum | Formula 1 | 5,769 |
| 406 | 🇳🇿 Chris Amon | Formula 1 | 5,768 |
| 407 | 🇫🇷 André Simon | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 408 | 🇩🇪 Volker Weidler | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 409 | 🇲🇨 Arthur Leclerc | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,766 |
| 410 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 411 | 🇬🇧 Ron Flockhart | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 412 | 🇳🇱 Jos Verstappen | Formula 1 | 5,759 |
| 413 | 🇬🇧 Bruce Halford | Formula 1 | 5,758 |
| 414 | 🇺🇸 Al Herman | Formula 1 | 5,755 |
| 415 | 🇦🇺 Vern Schuppan | Formula 3 Macau | 5,753 |
| 416 | 🇧🇪 Jordan Pepper | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,748 |
| 417 | 🇺🇸 Skip Barber | Formula 1 | 5,747 |
| 418 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Prost | 24H Series | 5,743 |
| 419 | 🇮🇹 Massimiliano Papis | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,742 |
| 420 | 🇧🇪 André Pilette | Formula 1 | 5,741 |
| 421 | 🇺🇸 Danny Ongais | IndyCar | 5,741 |
| 422 | 🇺🇸 Santino Ferrucci | IndyCar | 5,740 |
| 423 | 🇺🇸 Todd Gilliland | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,740 |
| 424 | 🇮🇹 Max Angelelli | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,739 |
Al Herman was an established professional racing in Formula 1, a single-class international championship that fielded drivers across a wide range of experience levels. He drove for Ewing across five seasons between 1955 and 1960, making five starts in the series.[1]
Herman finished 14th in the championship standings in 1960, his final season of racing on record. He occasionally finished ahead of established professionals who competed in the same era; he beat Jim Rathmann and Duane Carter once each across their meetings. More often, however, he finished behind the regular opponents he faced most frequently, including Rathmann and Tony Bettenhausen, both of whom had considerably more starts in Formula 1 than Herman did.[2]