Ernesto Prinoth is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Prinoth has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,934 ranks Prinoth 3048th 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.
| 1961-09-10 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −128 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −128 | 2,934 |
Ernesto Prinoth was an Italian racing driver who made a single Formula 1 appearance in 1961, driving a Lotus-Climax in an era when Grand Prix grids were small and opportunities were distributed widely among gentlemen drivers and professionals alike. His sole outing resulted in an eighteenth-place finish, leaving no record of podium success or wins in the world championship.[1]
The depth of Prinoth's racing career remains limited by available records to that single season and that one start. His involvement with racing appears to have been brief, and his subsequent prominence came through his founding of Prinoth AG, a manufacturer of snow grooming equipment, rather than through motorsport achievement. The circumstances of his Formula 1 entry, the extent of any other racing he may have undertaken, and the trajectory of his career after 1961 are not documented in racing records.[2]