Gijs van Lennep is a racing driver from Netherlands who last raced in Formula 1 for Ensign. van Lennep has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,934 ranks van Lennep 357th 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.
| 1975-08-03 | Nürburgring | P6 | +93 |
| 1975-07-06 | Circuit Paul Ricard | P15 | −14 |
| 1975-06-22 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | P10 | +44 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | ▸Formula 1 | Ensign | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P19 | +122 | 5,067 |
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | Iso Marlboro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +24 | 4,945 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Iso Marlboro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P19 | +52 | 4,920 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +69 | 4,869 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 5,253 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 5,168 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann | 5,765 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇦🇹 Niki Lauda | 5,364 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4,768 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 5,923 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter | 5,599 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler | 5,068 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇧🇷 Carlos Pace | 5,065 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Gijs van Lennep competed in Formula 1 across four seasons from 1971 to 1975, accumulating eight starts for Ensign without scoring points. His Grand Prix record placed him among journeyman drivers of the period; he regularly shared grids with front-rank professionals including triple champions Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda, a three-time champion, as well as strong contemporaries such as Clay Regazzoni, Ronnie Peterson, and Carlos Reutemann. Against these rivals van Lennep compiled a losing record overall, though he finished ahead of Stewart once and occasionally matched the pace of mid-field runners. His average finishing position of P9.7 reflects a driver operating at the margins of competitive Grand Prix racing, unable to convert his entries into consistent championship points.[1]
Van Lennep's primary distinction in racing lay elsewhere, established through his career in sports car competition and endurance racing. The biographical record identifies him as having achieved major success in that discipline, a path taken by numerous drivers whose talents were better suited to prototype and GT racing than to single-seater competition. His sustained involvement in such series represented the mainstream trajectory for a professional driver of his generation who did not establish himself as a front-running Grand Prix talent. With a Racer Rating of 4,934, he stood in the upper tier of professional road racing, well above club level yet clearly distinguished from the elite of his era.[2]