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🇬🇧 Eric Thompson

Racing driver from United Kingdom. Formula 1, Connaught.
Driver facts
Full name
Eric Thompson
Born
4 November 1919(b. 1919)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Connaught
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
1
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
3,216
Eric Thompson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,216
Rank 6998 of 38,983 indexed, -52 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Eric Thompson is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Connaught. Thompson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,216 ranks Thompson 6998th of 38,983 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
1952 form
Last 1 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGBR
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1952-07-19Silverstone CircuitFormula 1P5+105
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+105Silverstone Circuit 1952Formula 1P5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1952▸Formula 1Connaught100002P11+1,8763,226
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Thompson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Nino FarinaHigher-rated, 1× champion6,495110100%
🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated6,330110100%
🇬🇧 Peter CollinsHigher-rated6,124110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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6,991🇺🇸 Stan KohlsPro Mazda Championship3,218
6,992🇫🇷 Teddy ClairetTCR World Tour3,218
6,993🇺🇸 Ben SlossIMSA Pilot Challenge3,217
6,994🇨🇭 Gino ForgioneLe Mans Cup3,217
6,995🇦🇷 Juan Marcos AngeliniTurismo Carretera3,217
6,996🇩🇪 Philipp LeisenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,217
6,997🇷🇺 Roman Mavlanov24H Series3,217
6,998🇬🇧 Eric ThompsonFormula 13,216
6,999🇺🇸 Ethan BarkerZenith Racing Series3,216
7,000🇩🇪 Leon WassertheurerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,216
7,001🇵🇹 Francisco MacedoFormula Regional European3,215
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7,004🇵🇱 Haydn ChanceAsian Le Mans Series3,214
7,005🇺🇸 Joël JancoIMSA Prototype Challenge3,214
7,006🏳️ Kelly GallantStar Mazda Championship3,214
7,007🇺🇸 Taylor MayhewARCA Menards West3,214
7,008🇺🇸 Will KimmelARCA Menards Series3,214
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Eric Thompson is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Connaught. Thompson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,216 ranks Thompson 6998th of 38,983 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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