Eitel Cantoni is a racing driver from Uruguay who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Cantoni has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,798 ranks Cantoni 1302th 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.
| 1952-09-07 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P11 | +32 |
| 1952-08-03 | Nürburgring | DNF | −29 |
| 1952-07-19 | Silverstone Circuit | DNF | −139 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −136 | 3,799 |
Eitel Cantoni was a Uruguayan driver who competed in Formula 1 during 1952, the championship's second season. He entered three World Championship Grands Prix for Maserati, finishing classified in all three starts with an average grid position of P11. He did not score championship points; his best recorded result came outside the championship at the non-title Modena Grand Prix, where he finished seventh. Cantoni was patron of Escuderia Bandeirantes, which fielded Maserati entries for him and other drivers.[1]
Cantoni's three championship starts placed him against the field's upper tier. He finished ahead of Alan Brown, Eric Brandon, and Robert Manzon on separate occasions; all three were substantially stronger drivers by rating, with Manzon the weakest of the trio at the level of a professional front-runner. His competitive standing sits at the lower end of the professional spectrum; his performances suggest a semi-professional driver operating at the margins of top-level single-seater racing in the sport's formative years. After 1952, Cantoni continued racing in South American endurance events before retiring from motorsport.[2]