André Simon is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Simon has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,767 ranks Simon 404th 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.
| 1957-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P11 | −12 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +99 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1952 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +91 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1951 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +62 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1956 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| +13 | Circuit Bremgarten 1952 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −12 | 5,767 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Gordini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +29 | 5,779 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −186 | 5,750 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +112 | 5,936 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Simca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +4,474 | 5,824 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Robert Manzon | 5,500 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,889 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero Taruffi | 6,184 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 6,019 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 5,960 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 6,087 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 5,968 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike HawthornHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,504 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von TripsHigher-rated | 6,339 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 394 | 🇧🇪 Jerome d'Ambrosio | Formula E | 5,781 |
| 395 | 🇫🇷 Jules Bianchi | Formula 1 | 5,781 |
| 396 | 🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen | Formula 2 | 5,779 |
| 397 | 🇳🇱 Nigel Melker | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,774 |
| 398 | 🇮🇹 Raffaele Marciello | WEC | 5,773 |
| 399 | 🇮🇹 Giancarlo Baghetti | Formula 1 | 5,770 |
| 400 | 🇺🇸 Masten Gregory | Formula 1 | 5,770 |
| 401 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Abt | Formula E | 5,769 |
| 402 | 🇺🇸 Ronnie Bucknum | Formula 1 | 5,769 |
| 403 | 🇳🇿 Chris Amon | Formula 1 | 5,768 |
| 404 | 🇫🇷 André Simon | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 405 | 🇩🇪 Volker Weidler | Formula 1 | 5,767 |
| 406 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 407 | 🇬🇧 Ron Flockhart | Formula 1 | 5,764 |
| 408 | 🇺🇸 Santino Ferrucci | IndyCar | 5,762 |
| 409 | 🇳🇱 Jos Verstappen | Formula 1 | 5,759 |
| 410 | 🇬🇧 Bruce Halford | Formula 1 | 5,758 |
| 411 | 🇺🇸 Al Herman | Formula 1 | 5,755 |
| 412 | 🇦🇺 Vern Schuppan | Formula 3 Macau | 5,753 |
| 413 | 🇺🇸 Skip Barber | Formula 1 | 5,747 |
| 414 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Prost | 24H Series | 5,743 |
André Simon was an established professional racing driver from France who competed in Formula 1 between 1951 and 1957, driving for Maserati and Simca. He started eleven times across the championship and finished 15th in the standings in his final season of 1957.[1]
Simon raced in Formula 1 during an era when the grid mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals. He was a regular opponent of Robert Manzon, an established professional with whom he was closely matched, and faced Juan Fangio repeatedly; Fangio, a five-time Formula 1 champion, usually finished ahead of him. Simon beat the established professional Piero Taruffi once and Louis Rosier, another established professional with 38 Formula 1 starts, twice. He drove for Simca in four of his starts; the team fielded multiple drivers but took no race wins during its time in the championship.[2]