Fritz Riess is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for Veritas. Riess has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,189 ranks Riess 7301th 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.
| 1952-08-03 | Nรผrburgring | P7 | +91 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +91 | Nรผrburgring 1952 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | โธFormula 1 | Veritas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +1,848 | 3,198 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฎ๐น Felice BonettoHigher-rated | 6,117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ง๐ช Paul FrรจreHigher-rated | 5,974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Maurice TrintignantHigher-rated | 5,961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,291 | ๐บ๐ธ Jade Avedisian | ARCA Menards Series | 3,191 |
| 7,292 | ๐ณ๐ฑ John Hartshorne | British GT Championship | 3,191 |
| 7,293 | ๐บ๐ธ Joie Chitwood | Formula 1 | 3,191 |
| 7,294 | ๐จ๐ด Juan-Pablo Vega | Prototype Winter Series | 3,191 |
| 7,295 | ๐บ๐ธ Brian Finney | ARCA Menards Series | 3,190 |
| 7,296 | ๐ณ๏ธ Enzo Falquete | Stock Light | 3,190 |
| 7,297 | ๐ณ๏ธ JJ Jorge | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,190 |
| 7,298 | ๐จ๐ฆ Peter Broeker | Formula 1 | 3,190 |
| 7,299 | ๐บ๐ธ Carl Forberg | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,300 | ๐บ๐ธ Donnie Levister | NASCAR Truck | 3,189 |
| 7,301 | ๐ฉ๐ช Fritz Riess | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,302 | ๐จ๐ฟ Gabriela Jilkova | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,189 |
| 7,303 | ๐บ๐ธ James WEILAND | Ferrari Challenge | 3,189 |
| 7,304 | ๐ณ๏ธ Mark Drennan | NASA | 3,189 |
| 7,305 | ๐ฆ๐ท Oscar Gรกlvez | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,306 | ๐จ๐ญ Sandro Zeller | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,189 |
| 7,307 | ๐บ๐ธ Stephen Mallozzi | NASCAR Truck | 3,189 |
| 7,308 | ๐บ๐ธ Bud Tingelstad | Formula 1 | 3,188 |
| 7,309 | ๐จ๐ฆ Caleb Campbell | US F4 | 3,188 |
| 7,310 | ๐ฎ๐น Christian Colombo | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,188 |
| 7,311 | ๐ฎ๐ฉ David Tjiptobiantoro | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,188 |
Fritz Riess was an established professional racing driver from Germany. He competed in Formula 1, a single-class international championship run across multiple countries with a mixed field of amateur and professional drivers. His career on record consists of one season in 1952, driving for Veritas.[1]
Riess started in the 1952 German Grand Prix at the Nรผrburgring, finishing seventh in the race. The championship that year ran to Formula Two regulations. He finished 13th in the championship standings overall, scoring no points; only the first five finishers accumulated points under that season's rules. He was the only Veritas driver to score a points finish that year; the team fielded fifteen drivers across its racing programme, with established professional Hans Herrmann its strongest entry.[2]