Bernard Collomb is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Collomb has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,140 ranks Collomb 990th 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.
| 1963-08-04 | Nürburgring | P10 | +69 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +70 | Nürburgring 1963 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +70 | 5,140 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −108 | 5,084 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +3,820 | 5,170 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 6,518 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 6,413 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 6,143 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 6,130 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Phil HillFIA Silver | 6,113 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort | 6,067 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 5,958 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 5,945 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 5,614 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Lorenzo BandiniHigher-rated | 6,318 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇿🇦 Tony MaggsHigher-rated | 6,160 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 980 | 🇺🇸 Ty Majeski | NASCAR Truck | 5,144 |
| 981 | 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio II | International Formula 3000 | 5,143 |
| 982 | 🇮🇹 Luca Cappellari | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,143 |
| 983 | 🇭🇺 Norbert Michelisz | TCR World Tour | 5,143 |
| 984 | 🇨🇴 Roberto Guerrero | IndyCar | 5,143 |
| 985 | 🇫🇷 Tristan Vautier | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,143 |
| 986 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Weyant | Formula 1 | 5,142 |
| 987 | 🇮🇹 Mauro Martini | FIA GT Championship | 5,141 |
| 988 | 🇫🇷 Paul Belmondo | FIA GT Championship | 5,141 |
| 989 | 🇧🇷 Vlad Lomko | European Le Mans Series | 5,141 |
| 990 | 🇫🇷 Bernard Collomb | Formula 1 | 5,140 |
| 991 | 🇮🇹 Giorgio Vinella | International Formula 3000 | 5,140 |
| 992 | 🇫🇷 Julien Jousse | ARCA Menards Series | 5,140 |
| 993 | 🇧🇪 Amaury Cordeel | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,139 |
| 994 | 🇬🇧 Chris Bristow | Formula 1 | 5,138 |
| 995 | 🇦🇺 Josh Burdon | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,138 |
| 996 | 🇸🇪 Alx Danielsson | ARCA Menards Series | 5,137 |
| 997 | 🇩🇰 Nicki Thiim | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,137 |
| 998 | 🇬🇧 Kevin McGarrity | International Formula 3000 | 5,136 |
| 999 | 🇧🇷 Roberto Streit | FIA GT Championship | 5,136 |
| 1,000 | 🇬🇧 Dean Stoneman | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,134 |
Bernard Collomb was an established professional competing in Formula 1 between 1961 and 1963. He drove for Cooper-Climax and Lotus-Climax, entering four world championship grands prix across three seasons. His career placed him among the midfield entrants of the early 1960s, a period when the grid mixed amateur and semi-professional drivers alongside graded professionals.[1]
Collomb's indexed record comprises four starts across 1961 to 1963, finishing 13th in the 1963 championship standings. He raced primarily in self-prepared machinery, driving Coopers before switching to Lotus in 1963. Wikipedia records his best result as fourth in a non-championship race at Vienna in 1961 in a Cooper-Climax.[2]
He raced regularly against Jim Clark and Richie Ginther, both established professionals who competed at a stronger level. Clark would become a two-time world champion, winning in 1963 and 1965; Ginther accumulated 53 Formula 1 starts across his career. Collomb typically finished behind both drivers in their meetings. Cooper-Climax, the team he drove for most often, fielded 50 drivers across the indexed results and counted Stirling Moss among its strongest competitors.