Cesare Perdisa is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Perdisa has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,877 ranks Perdisa 398th 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.
| 1957-01-13 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | P6 | +11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +11 | 4,955 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | P15 | +68 | 4,944 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P17 | +76 | 4,876 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 4,855 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Eugenio Castellotti | 4,925 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 4,904 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Paul Frère | 4,823 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇧🇪 André Pilette | 4,580 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Cesare Perdisa was an Italian driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1955 and 1957, making eight starts for Ferrari and Maserati. He scored two podium finishes without winning a race, competing in the era of the mid-1950s when the grid included five-time world champion Juan Fangio and other established drivers of that generation. Perdisa's average finishing position across his classified results was fifth, placing him in a competitive professional field despite his limited opportunities.[1]
Throughout his brief Formula 1 career, Perdisa raced against drivers of varying calibre. He showed occasional flashes of competitive speed, notably beating Stirling Moss twice in four shared races and recording isolated victories over former champions Nino Farina and Mike Hawthorn. However, his head-to-head records against closer rivals tell a different story; he finished behind Jean Behra five times in six meetings, behind Juan Fangio in all five of their shared races, and behind Peter Collins in all four of their encounters. His three seasons in single-seaters produced limited results relative to the strength of competition, with his 1957 campaign yielding only a single start that ended outside the points.[2]
Perdisa drove primarily for Maserati, which fielded him in seven of his eight starts and was an established front-running team of its time, though his tenure there did not translate into the podium consistency his Ferrari drives had provided. He retired from racing after 1957 and later pursued a career as an agricultural journalist.