Hans Herrmann is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for Porsche. Herrmann has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 18 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,723 ranks Herrmann 553th 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.
| 1961-08-06 | Nürburgring | P13 | +49 |
| 1961-07-02 | Reims-Gueux | DNF | −124 |
| 1961-05-22 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | P15 | −107 |
| 1961-05-14 | Circuit de Monaco | P9 | +8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Porsche | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −174 | 4,723 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P24 | +54 | 4,897 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −119 | 4,844 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −38 | 4,962 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −49 | 5,000 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P22 | +27 | 5,049 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Mercedes | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | P6 | +143 | 5,022 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Veritas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +79 | 4,879 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Hill | 4,199 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 5,503 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips | 5,289 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 5,136 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 5,692 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 5,180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 4,902 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Hans Herrmann was a German racing driver from Stuttgart who competed in Formula 1 between 1953 and 1961, recording 18 starts across eight seasons. He scored a single podium finish during this period and drove primarily for Mercedes, which fielded him in six of his races. His Formula 1 career placed him in a field dominated by some of the era's greatest drivers; he consistently finished behind champions such as Juan Fangio, Phil Hill, and Stirling Moss, though he managed to beat each of those drivers at least once. He also outran Jack Brabham and Jim Clark on separate occasions, results that stand out given their later prominence, though these were isolated instances rather than patterns of competitive advantage.[1]
Herrmann's average finishing position across classified starts was eighth, reflecting a career as a capable mid-field competitor in a highly competitive era. His head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals tells a consistent story; he finished behind Moss five times in six meetings, behind Hill and von Trips in all their shared races, and behind Richie Ginther in all four of their encounters. The data from Formula 1 alone does not capture the full scope of his racing career. Obituaries from 2026 indicate that Herrmann became far better known in sportscar racing, where he won at Le Mans for Porsche and achieved overall victories at Daytona and Sebring; those achievements lie outside the Formula 1 record shown here.[2]