Günther Bechem is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for AFM. Bechem has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,812 ranks Bechem 4457th 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.
| 1953-08-02 | Nürburgring | DNF | −96 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | AFM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −96 | 3,812 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,501 | 3,851 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Felice BonettoHigher-rated | 6,117 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇧🇪 Paul FrèreHigher-rated | 5,974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice TrintignantHigher-rated | 5,961 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,447 | 🇦🇹 Moritz Sager | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,814 |
| 4,448 | 🇹🇭 Ratanakul Prutirat | FIA GT Championship | 3,814 |
| 4,449 | 🇳🇱 Rob van der Zwaan | FIA GT Championship | 3,814 |
| 4,450 | 🇺🇸 Tom Usry | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,814 |
| 4,451 | 🇺🇸 William Wykeham | FIA GT Championship | 3,814 |
| 4,452 | 🇨🇦 Al Pease | Formula 1 | 3,813 |
| 4,453 | 🇺🇸 Bryson Morris | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,813 |
| 4,454 | 🇧🇪 Simon Balcaen | 24H Series | 3,813 |
| 4,455 | 🇲🇴 Célio Alves Dias | World Touring Car Championship | 3,812 |
| 4,456 | 🇩🇪 Elmar Grimm | 24H Series | 3,812 |
| 4,457 | 🇩🇪 Günther Bechem | Formula 1 | 3,812 |
| 4,458 | 🇩🇰 Johan Jokinen | Le Mans Cup | 3,812 |
| 4,459 | 🇫🇷 Maxime Robin | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,812 |
| 4,460 | 🇩🇰 Oskar KRISTENSEN | Le Mans Cup | 3,812 |
| 4,461 | 🇦🇺 Bailey Sweeny | TCR World Tour | 3,811 |
| 4,462 | 🇺🇸 Barry Beggarly | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,811 |
| 4,463 | 🇺🇸 Jackie Holmes | Formula 1 | 3,811 |
| 4,464 | 🇭🇺 Laszlo Toth | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,811 |
| 4,465 | 🇺🇸 Monty Tipton | ARCA Menards Series | 3,811 |
| 4,466 | 🇺🇸 Alan Rudolph | SKUSA SuperNationals | 3,810 |
| 4,467 | 🇺🇸 Andre Castro | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 3,810 |
Günther Bechem was an established professional racing driver from Germany who competed in Formula 1, a global single-seater championship mixing amateur, semi-professional and graded professional drivers in the same field. His career on record spans 1952 and 1953, comprising two starts for AFM.[1]
Bechem's Formula 1 activity was confined to the 1953 season, when he took a single start and finished 14th in the championship standings. His involvement with AFM, a small operation that fielded five drivers across its time in the index without a race win, accounted for one of those starts. The calibre of the grid included professionals and semi-professionals alongside amateurs, placing Bechem among established competitors in the sport's premier single-seater series of the era.[2]