Dick Gibson is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper. Gibson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,331 ranks Gibson 2123th 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.
| 1958-08-03 | Nürburgring | DNF | −92 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −93 | 3,331 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −130 | 3,368 |
Dick Gibson was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the late 1950s. He made two World Championship starts for Cooper in 1957 and 1958, neither yielding championship points or podium finishes. His final appearance came in 1958, when he finished twenty-second. The calibre of his opposition and the rarity of his opportunities reflect the competitive nature of early Formula 1, a period when grid slots were limited and the field included some of the era's finest drivers.[1]
Gibson's Formula 1 career was brief and did not yield results that would establish him among the leading drivers of his generation. His Racer Rating of 3,331 places him in the professional racing sphere but well below the front ranks of the period. Cooper, the team he drove for, would later become a significant force in single-seater racing, but during Gibson's tenure the operation was still establishing itself; the team's strongest driver of its career history was Mike Hawthorn, a much more accomplished competitor who achieved multiple podiums at the highest level.[2]