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🇩🇪 Hans Herrmann

Racing driver from Germany. Formula 1, Porsche.
Driver facts
Full name
Hans Herrmann
Born
23 February 1928(b. 1928)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Porsche
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
18
Career DNFs
9
Racer Rating
5,881
Hans Herrmann
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,881
Rank 328 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

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 5,881 ranks Herrmann 328th of 40,105 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
1961 form
Last 18 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGERFRAGERSWIITAESPARGGERGERITAMORGBRGERITAMONNEDFRAGER
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1961-08-06NürburgringFormula 1P13+54
1961-07-02Reims-GueuxFormula 1DNF−123
1961-05-22ZandvoortFormula 1P15−106
1961-05-14Circuit de MonacoFormula 1P9+10
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+126Circuit Bremgarten 1954Formula 1P3
+107Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1954Formula 1P4
+81Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1955Formula 1P4
+80Nürburgring 1953Formula 1P9
+54Nürburgring 1961Formula 1P13
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1961▸Formula 1Porsche400100P12−1645,881
1960▸Formula 1Porsche100001P13+506,045
1959▸Formula 1BRM200200P14−1215,996
1958▸Formula 1Maserati300200P15−446,117
1957▸Formula 1Maserati100100P15−536,161
1955▸Formula 1Mercedes100001P14+816,214
1954▸Formula 1Mercedes501308P6+1526,133
1953▸Formula 1Veritas100000P14+4,6305,980
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Herrmann finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Stirling Moss6,330157847%
🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant5,961157847%
🇺🇸 Harry Schell6,087125742%
🇫🇷 Jean Behra5,968116555%
🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn6,504102820%
🇦🇺 Jack Brabham6,163107370%
🇬🇧 Tony Brooks6,045104640%
🇬🇧 Graham Hill6,13094544%
🇩🇪 Phil HillFIA Silver6,0959090%
🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori5,67893633%
🇬🇧 Jim ClarkHigher-rated, 2× champion6,51841325%
🇩🇪 Wolfgang von TripsHigher-rated6,33971614%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
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325🇩🇰 Nicolas KiesaInternational Formula 30005,895
326🇫🇷 Pierre LeveghFormula 15,887
327🇧🇷 Chico LandiFormula 15,883
328🇩🇪 Hans HerrmannFormula 15,881
329🇺🇸 Dane CameronIMSA WeatherTech5,880
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331🇩🇰 Tom KristensenWEC5,879
332🇯🇵 Yuhi SekiguchiSuper GT5,879
333🇬🇧 Jack AitkenIMSA WeatherTech5,876
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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 5,881 ranks Herrmann 328th of 40,105 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
Remembering Hans Herrmann: one of sportscar racing's greatest[1]
Goodwood
15 Jan 2026
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Hans Herrmann, Porsche's First Le Mans Winner, Has Died at 97[2]
Road & Track
10 Jan 2026
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Porsche commemorates Hans Herrmann with special livery in Mexico[3]
Formula E
10 Jan 2026
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