Al Pease is a racing driver from Canada who last raced in Formula 1 for Eagle-Climax. Pease has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,813 ranks Pease 4452th 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.
| 1969-09-20 | Mosport | DNF | −28 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | ▸Formula 1 | Eagle-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −28 | 3,813 |
| 1967 | ▸Formula 1 | Eagle-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,474 | 3,824 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Denny HulmeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,318 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇦🇹 Jochen RindtHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,167 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 John SurteesHigher-rated | 5,958 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,442 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Aron | Indy NXT | 3,814 |
| 4,443 | 🇬🇧 Cameron Nelson | British F4 | 3,814 |
| 4,444 | 🇺🇸 Dirk Stephens | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,814 |
| 4,445 | 🇺🇸 Gregory Liefooghe | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,814 |
| 4,446 | 🇫🇷 Henri Louveau | Formula 1 | 3,814 |
| 4,447 | 🏳️ Joe Pruskowski | Star Mazda Championship | 3,814 |
| 4,448 | 🇦🇹 Moritz Sager | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,814 |
| 4,449 | 🇹🇭 Ratanakul Prutirat | FIA GT Championship | 3,814 |
| 4,450 | 🇺🇸 Tom Usry | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,814 |
| 4,451 | 🇺🇸 William Wykeham | FIA GT Championship | 3,814 |
| 4,452 | 🇨🇦 Al Pease | Formula 1 | 3,813 |
| 4,453 | 🇯🇵 Lee Jung Woo | Super GT | 3,813 |
| 4,454 | 🇧🇪 Simon Balcaen | 24H Series | 3,813 |
| 4,455 | 🇺🇸 Zach Veach | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,813 |
| 4,456 | 🇲🇴 Célio Alves Dias | World Touring Car Championship | 3,812 |
| 4,457 | 🇩🇪 Elmar Grimm | 24H Series | 3,812 |
| 4,458 | 🇩🇪 Günther Bechem | Formula 1 | 3,812 |
| 4,459 | 🇩🇰 Johan Jokinen | Le Mans Cup | 3,812 |
| 4,460 | 🇭🇺 Laszlo Toth | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,812 |
| 4,461 | 🇦🇺 Bailey Sweeny | TCR World Tour | 3,811 |
| 4,462 | 🇺🇸 Barry Beggarly | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,811 |
Al Pease is a retired Canadian racing driver with a Racer Rating of 4,273, placing him at professional level; this means he competed at the sharp end of strong feeder series or national championships, capable of beating semi-professional fields comfortably. His career on record spans only two seasons, from 1967 to 1969, during which he made two Formula 1 starts for Eagle-Climax. He did not finish in the points in either outing, a difficult introduction to the world championship at a time when the grid was dominated by established stars and works teams.[1]
Pease's time in Formula 1 was brief and unsuccessful by the traditional measures of wins and podiums. His most recent recorded race came in 1969, when he finished 19th in the championship round. The Eagle-Climax team he drove for was not a competitive force; across the database's full record, it scored no race wins and fielded only three drivers, the strongest being Dan Gurney, an elite professional and established race winner. Pease's own results do not show the pattern of success against top-tier fields that would justify a higher rating, and his pair of starts represents a career in Formula 1 that ended before it could develop momentum.[2]
Beyond the bare statistics lies a more distinctive historical note. Pease holds an unusual place in Formula 1 history as the only driver to be disqualified from a world championship race for being too slow, a record that has attracted retrospective interest from motorsport historians and media outlets examining F1's strangest and most unfortunate episodes.