Franco Rol is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Rol has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,721 ranks Rol 430th of 40,700 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.
| 1952-09-07 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −81 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1951 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| +27 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1950 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −81 | 5,721 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | OSCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +45 | 5,803 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,408 | 5,758 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 5,960 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Robert Manzon | 5,500 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,889 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 6,286 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto | 6,117 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Whitehead | 5,693 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇲🇨 Louis Chiron | 5,598 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero TaruffiHigher-rated | 6,184 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 420 | 🇬🇧 Alan Stacey | Formula 1 | 5,736 |
| 421 | 🇺🇾 Gonzalo Rodríguez | International Formula 3000 | 5,733 |
| 422 | 🇯🇵 Takuma Sato | IndyCar | 5,732 |
| 423 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Nasr | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,728 |
| 424 | 🇬🇧 Piers Courage | Formula 1 | 5,727 |
| 425 | 🇬🇧 Duncan Hamilton | Formula 1 | 5,726 |
| 426 | 🇮🇹 Fabrizio Gollin | FIA GT Championship | 5,725 |
| 427 | 🇮🇹 Renzo Zorzi | Formula 1 | 5,725 |
| 428 | 🇫🇷 Tom Dillmann | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,724 |
| 429 | 🇬🇧 Justin Wilson | IndyCar | 5,723 |
| 430 | 🇮🇹 Franco Rol | Formula 1 | 5,721 |
| 431 | 🇩🇪 Laurin Heinrich | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,721 |
| 432 | 🇺🇸 Troy Ruttman | Formula 1 | 5,719 |
| 433 | 🇯🇵 Benoît Tréluyer | DTM | 5,712 |
| 434 | 🇺🇸 Jacques Swaters | Formula 1 | 5,711 |
| 435 | 🇺🇸 Layne Riggs | NASCAR Truck | 5,707 |
| 436 | 🇺🇸 Erik Jones | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,706 |
| 437 | 🇦🇺 Anton De Pasquale | Supercars Championship | 5,697 |
| 438 | 🇺🇸 John H. Nemechek | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,697 |
| 439 | 🇦🇺 Josh Berry | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,695 |
| 440 | 🇯🇵 Marco Apicella | Super GT | 5,695 |
Franco Rol was an Italian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 at the sport's inception. His rating of 6,871 places him among elite professionals; this level describes drivers who win races at the very top and beat champions, though Rol's own record showed no victories or podium finishes across his career. He competed in five world championship grands prix between 1950 and 1952, all of them for Maserati, a team that won nine races across its full history in the database and fielded stronger drivers including Juan Fangio. Rol's average finishing position across classified starts was ninth; his final appearance came in the 1952 Formula 1 season, where he finished twenty-third.[1]
The rating reflects Rol's participation in the inaugural era of Formula 1 world championship racing rather than a record of competitive success at that level. He drove for a works team capable of winning races and shared the grid with some of the era's best drivers, but produced no points-scoring results in the five starts recorded. Rol also participated in non-championship Formula 1 events during this period, suggesting an active career at the sport's highest single-seater level despite his lack of championship success.[2]