Horace Gould is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Gould has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 17 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,080 ranks Gould 1079th 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.
| 1960-09-04 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −101 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +129 | Silverstone 1956 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| +38 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1957 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +29 | Circuit de Monaco 1956 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| +18 | Silverstone 1954 | Formula 1 | P15 |
| +13 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1955 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −101 | 5,080 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −146 | 5,181 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −454 | 5,327 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | P11 | +6 | 5,781 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −143 | 5,775 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +4,568 | 5,918 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,889 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 6,087 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 5,968 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 6,124 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 6,504 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Musso | 6,124 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% |
| 🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori | 5,678 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 6,163 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino FarinaHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,495 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán GonzálezHigher-rated | 6,286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,069 | 🇮🇳 Jehan Daruvala | Formula E | 5,084 |
| 1,070 | 🇩🇪 Altfrid Heger | 24H Series | 5,083 |
| 1,071 | 🇮🇹 Nicola Larini | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,083 |
| 1,072 | 🇺🇸 P.J. Chesson | IndyCar | 5,083 |
| 1,073 | 🇺🇸 Jack Turner | Formula 1 | 5,082 |
| 1,074 | 🇨🇦 Mari Boya | Formula 2 | 5,082 |
| 1,075 | 🇧🇷 Robert de Haan | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,081 |
| 1,076 | 🇨🇦 Zachary Claman De Melo | Indy NXT | 5,081 |
| 1,077 | 🇫🇷 Come Ledogar | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,080 |
| 1,078 | 🇺🇸 Derek Kraus | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,080 |
| 1,079 | 🇬🇧 Horace Gould | Formula 1 | 5,080 |
| 1,080 | 🇨🇦 Sean McIntosh | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,080 |
| 1,081 | 🇺🇸 John Michael Edwards | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,078 |
| 1,082 | 🇬🇧 Jack Harvey | IndyCar | 5,077 |
| 1,083 | 🇨🇭 Mike Rockenfeller | European Le Mans Series | 5,077 |
| 1,084 | 🇩🇪 David Arnold Lance | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,076 |
| 1,085 | 🇺🇸 Alex Barron | SCCA Majors | 5,075 |
| 1,086 | 🇺🇸 Brian Vickers | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,075 |
| 1,087 | 🇨🇭 Marcel Fässler | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,075 |
| 1,088 | 🇺🇸 Neil Verhagen | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,075 |
| 1,089 | 🇬🇧 Tom Blomqvist | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,074 |
Horace Gould was an established professional driver competing at the highest level of single-seater racing in the 1950s, with a Racer Rating of 6,230. He was a contemporary of some of the greatest drivers in the history of Formula 1, spending his entire career in the world championship across six seasons from 1954 to 1960, all but one of his seventeen starts made for Maserati. His average finishing position of ninth among classified results places him as a capable midfield competitor, though he was unable to score points or reach a podium in Formula 1's highest machinery.[1]
Gould's record reflects the severe competitiveness of the era and his field. He raced repeatedly against five drivers graded as elite professionals or above; the most prominent was five-time world champion Juan Fangio, whom Gould was behind on all five occasions they competed together. Against other front-running drivers of the period, such as Mike Hawthorn (1958 Formula 1 champion), Stirling Moss, and Jean Behra, Gould finished behind them in every shared race. His only victories in direct competition came against drivers of similarly strong calibre, beating Cesare Perdisa, Bob Gerard, Eugenio Castellotti, and Luigi Villoresi once each; these isolated results represent his competitive floor in a field dominated by the champions and star drivers of his time.[2]