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🇬🇧 Ian Ashley

Racing driver from United Kingdom. Formula 1, Hesketh.
Driver facts
Full name
Ian Ashley
Born
26 October 1947(b. 1947)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Hesketh
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
6
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
5,544
Ian Ashley
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,544
Rank 577 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

Ian Ashley is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Hesketh. Ashley has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,544 ranks Ashley 577th 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
1977 form
Last 6 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGERAUTGERBRAUSACAN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1977-10-09MosportFormula 1DNF−119
1977-10-02Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1P17−8
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+18Red Bull Ring 1974Formula 1DNF
+10Nürburgring 1974Formula 1P14
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1977▸Formula 1Hesketh200100P17−1275,544
1976▸Formula 1BRM100100P16−1225,671
1975▸Formula 1Williams100100P19−1345,793
1974▸Formula 1Token200100P17+4,5785,928
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ashley finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann6,5526060%
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter6,39161517%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,24261517%
🇬🇧 John Watson6,23861517%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,2126060%
🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite6,09962433%
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler6,04062433%
🇬🇧 James Hunt5,91261517%
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5,82362433%
🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla5,81361517%
🇳🇿 Denny HulmeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,31821150%
🇦🇹 Niki LaudaHigher-rated, 3× champion6,27452340%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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575🇺🇸 JR HildebrandIndyCar5,545
576🇺🇸 Sam Hornish Jr.NASCAR Xfinity5,545
577🇬🇧 Ian AshleyFormula 15,544
578🇪🇸 Pedro de la RosaFormula 15,544
579🇸🇪 Slim BorguddInternational Formula 30005,542
580🇦🇺 Tim SchenkenFormula 15,541
581🇺🇸 Tony RennaIndyCar5,540
582🇺🇸 John Hunter NemechekNASCAR Cup Series5,539
583🇬🇧 Johnny DumfriesInternational Formula 30005,539
584🇧🇷 Maurício GugelminFormula 15,536
585🇮🇹 Oliver MartiniInternational Formula 30005,529
586🇯🇵 Koudai TsukakoshiSuper GT5,527
587🇷🇺 Sergey Sirotkin24H Series5,526
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Ian Ashley is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Hesketh. Ashley has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,544 ranks Ashley 577th 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
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