Bob Evans is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Brabham-Ford. Evans has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,493 ranks Evans 711th 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.
| 1976-07-18 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −44 |
| 1976-03-06 | Kyalami | P10 | +64 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham-Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +20 | 4,493 |
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −327 | 4,473 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | 5,599 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | 5,364 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler | 5,068 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 5,765 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 John Watson | 5,367 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti | 4,978 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 3,999 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 5,253 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 5,168 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Tom Pryce | 5,114 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Bob Evans was a British driver who competed in Formula 1 during 1975 and 1976, making ten championship starts for Brabham-Ford. He did not score championship points. His record places him in the middle professional tier of drivers, with a rating of 4,493. Across his ten starts he achieved an average finishing position of 12th, and he took the chequered flag in most races he entered, indicating reasonable consistency in completing events.[1]
Evans raced against a field of strong professionals during his two seasons, including multiple world champions Jody Scheckter, Niki Lauda, and Mario Andretti, as well as accomplished drivers such as Carlos Reutemann and Patrick Depailler. He did not finish ahead of any of the three champions in head-to-head competition. Against Scheckter, Lauda and Depailler he was outfinished in all races they shared. His results against John Watson tell a different story; Evans finished ahead of Watson twice and behind him twice across four meetings, a competitive showing against a driver rated notably stronger. He also beat Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx on individual occasions, suggesting occasional capability against the established midfield.[2]
Evans spent most of his career with BRM, which fielded him in eight of his ten starts. The team was known to have won seventeen races across its history and had employed Jackie Stewart among many others, though Evans never reached the points. He retired from racing after 1976 and has since become a figure in historic racing circles, participating in podcast discussions and events related to the sport's heritage.