Giacomo Russo is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Russo has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,413 ranks Russo 1906th 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.
| 1966-09-04 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P9 | +48 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +48 | 3,413 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −66 | 3,394 |
Giacomo Russo, an Italian driver who raced under the pseudonym Geki, made two Formula 1 starts for Team Lotus in 1965 and 1966. Neither outing produced a championship point or a finish inside the top ten; his 1966 appearance ended in twenty-first place. He came to Formula 1 with experience in Italian single-seater racing but made no impact at the sport's highest level during a brief campaign.[1]
Russo's Lotus team was a front-running outfit that won twenty-two races across its history and fielded some of the era's strongest drivers, most notably Jim Clark. The gap between Russo's capability and that of his team's championship-calibre drivers is evident in his complete absence from the points-scoring positions. His Racer Rating of 3,413 places him in a competitive semi-professional field, well below the standard required for sustained Formula 1 participation. His career comprised only these two Grand Prix entries before he stepped away from the sport.[2]