Heini Walter is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Porsche. Walter has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,961 ranks Walter 2892th 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.
| 1962-08-05 | Nürburgring | P14 | +9 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +9 | 2,962 |
Heini Walter was a Swiss racing driver whose single-seater career on record consisted of one Formula 1 start in 1962. He drove for Porsche at the Swiss Grand Prix on 5 August 1962, finishing 14th and outside the points.[1]
Walter's only classified finish came against a field that included drivers of professional standing. He finished ahead of Lucien Bianchi and Nino Vaccarella, both substantially stronger competitors, though each result was a one-off occurrence rather than evidence of a pattern. His average finishing position of 14th places him in the lower tier of the field he raced in, and his Racer Rating of 2,961 reflects amateur-to-semi-professional standing in a sport where elite single-seater drivers occupy a different stratum entirely. Porsche's entry that year was not a competitive force in the championship; among the drivers the team fielded across its racing history in this database, Wolfgang von Trips was by far the strongest.[2]
Walter retired from racing after the 1962 season. Beyond his single championship Grand Prix, he participated in non-championship Formula 1 races, but the record captures only his World Championship appearance.