Alfonso Thiele is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper-Climax. Thiele has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,350 ranks Thiele 2070th of 15,348 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.
| 1961-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −118 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −118 | 3,350 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −57 | 3,397 |
Alfonso Thiele was an Italian-American driver who made two attempts in Formula 1 between 1960 and 1961, both with Cooper-Climax. His maiden Grand Prix came on 4 September 1960. Neither start yielded championship points or podium finishes; his final outing ended in eighteenth place. The Cooper team he raced for was a competitive outfit that would go on to field stronger drivers and accumulate race wins, but Thiele's tenure coincided with the early years of the squad's development.[1]
Most of Thiele's racing career was spent in sports car competition rather than single-seaters, a common path for drivers of that era. His two Formula 1 starts represent a brief chapter in a career that found its primary focus elsewhere. He ranked in the lower tier of drivers active during the early World Championship era, with a Racer Rating of 3,350 reflecting experience in amateur and club-level professional racing rather than sustained competition against top-tier rivals.[2]