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🇺🇸 George Follmer
Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Shadow.
Driver facts
Full name
George Follmer
Born
27 January 1934(b. 1934)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Shadow
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
12
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
5,811
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,811Rank 376 of 40,700 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
George Follmer is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Shadow. Follmer has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,811 ranks Follmer 376th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1973 form
Last 12 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1973-10-07 | Watkins Glen International | P14 | +33 |
| 1973-09-23 | Mosport | P17 | −20 |
| 1973-09-09 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P10 | +68 |
| 1973-08-19 | Red Bull Ring | DNF | −40 |
| 1973-08-05 | Nürburgring | DNF | −85 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +131 | Montjuïc 1973 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +101 | Kyalami 1973 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +68 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1973 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +58 | Zandvoort 1973 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +33 | Watkins Glen International 1973 | Formula 1 | P14 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Shadow | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | P13 | +4,461 | 5,811 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Follmer finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 6,669 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 6,552 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 6,318 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 François Cevert | 6,294 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 6,242 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇧🇷 Carlos Pace | 6,120 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hailwood | 6,069 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 5,823 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 5,764 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| 🇧🇷 Wilson Fittipaldi | 5,679 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇿🇦 Jody ScheckterHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,391 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 366 | 🇧🇪 Jordan Pepper | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,824 |
| 367 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 368 | 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 369 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 370 | 🇦🇹 Harald Ertl | Formula 1 | 5,820 |
| 371 | 🇺🇸 Al Keller | Formula 1 | 5,819 |
| 372 | 🇧🇷 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
| 373 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Pollet | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
| 374 | 🏳️ Sam Tingle | Formula 1 | 5,813 |
| 375 | 🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla | Formula 1 | 5,813 |
| 376 | 🇺🇸 George Follmer | Formula 1 | 5,811 |
| 377 | 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | Formula 1 | 5,810 |
| 378 | 🇨🇦 Nicholas Latifi | Formula 1 | 5,809 |
| 379 | 🇺🇸 Danny Sullivan | Formula 1 | 5,808 |
| 380 | 🇫🇷 Yves Cabantous | Formula 1 | 5,805 |
| 381 | 🇬🇧 Dan Wheldon | IndyCar | 5,800 |
| 382 | 🇫🇷 Sébastien Loeb | 24H Series | 5,799 |
| 383 | 🇯🇵 Kazuki Nakajima | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,793 |
| 384 | 🇬🇧 Philip Hanson | WEC | 5,792 |
| 385 | 🇬🇧 Will Stevens | WEC | 5,792 |
| 386 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz | Formula 1 | 5,791 |
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