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 4,603 ranks Simon 639th 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.
| 1957-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P11 | −15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −15 | 4,603 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Gordini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +17 | 4,619 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −189 | 4,602 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +84 | 4,792 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Simca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −93 | 4,707 |
André Simon was a French Formula 1 driver who competed in the world championship between 1951 and 1957, entering eleven races for Maserati without scoring points. His career spanned five seasons during the early years of the championship, a period dominated by Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. Simon's single-seater racing placed him among midfield professional competitors of that era, with an average finishing position of eighth among his classified results.[1]
Simon's record shows scattered competitive moments against drivers of genuine standing. He finished ahead of Piero Taruffi, a front-running professional with a Racer Rating of 5,122, on one occasion, and beat Louis Rosier, another professional-level competitor rated 4,858, twice across their meetings. These results were isolated achievements rather than consistent patterns and reflect the variable nature of grid performance in early Formula 1. Much of his racing came with Simca, a team that fielded eleven drivers across its own history without securing a race win; the strongest driver to compete for Simca elsewhere was Prince Bira, a much stronger professional than Simon himself.[2]
Simon retired from racing after the 1957 season. His Formula 1 career, modest in scale and achievement, remains part of the championship's pioneer era before the modern Elo rating system would have classified his performance with precision.