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🇬🇧 David Piper

Racing driver from United Kingdom. Formula 1, Team Lotus.
Driver facts
Full name
David Piper
Born
2 December 1930(b. 1930)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Team Lotus
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
3
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,426
David Piper
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,426
Rank 2143 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

David Piper is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Piper has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,426 ranks Piper 2143th of 40,105 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1960 form
Last 3 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGBRFRAGBR
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1960-07-16SilverstoneFormula 1P12+35
1960-07-03Reims-GueuxFormula 1DNF−120
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+35Silverstone 1960Formula 1P12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1960▸Formula 1Team Lotus200100P14−854,426
1959▸Formula 1Team Lotus100100P14+3,1274,477
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Piper finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇺 Jack Brabham6,1633030%
🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren6,1433030%
🇬🇧 Graham Hill6,13031233%
🇬🇧 Tony Brooks6,04531233%
🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant5,9613030%
🇬🇧 Henry Taylor5,9473030%
🇺🇸 Masten Gregory5,77031233%
🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier5,61431233%
🇬🇧 Ian Burgess5,30131233%
🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion6,51821150%
🇧🇪 Lucien BianchiHigher-rated5,91021150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
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2,139🇺🇸 Jaap van LagenPorsche Mobil 1 Supercup4,428
2,140🇧🇷 Nonô FigueiredoStock Car Pro Series4,428
2,141🇯🇵 Yuya HirakiSuper GT4,428
2,142🇬🇧 Alex MartinBritish GT Championship4,427
2,143🇬🇧 David PiperFormula 14,426
2,144🇲🇽 Jose GutiérrezWEC4,426
2,145🇩🇪 Ralf SchallNürburgring 24 Hours4,426
2,146🇷🇺 Victor Shaytar24H Series4,426
2,147🇸🇬 Akshay BohraSuper Formula Lights4,425
2,148🇦🇺 Nicholas Foster24H Series4,425
2,149🇦🇺 David ReynoldsSupercars Championship4,424
2,150🇦🇹 David SchumacherNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,424
2,151🇦🇷 Ezequiel Perez CompancGT World Challenge Europe4,424
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David Piper is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Piper has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,426 ranks Piper 2143th of 40,105 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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