José Froilán González is a racing driver from Argentina who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. González has recorded 2 wins and 15 podiums from 26 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,180 ranks González 259th 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.
| 1960-02-07 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | P10 | −11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −11 | 5,561 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P20 | +17 | 5,572 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Vanwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −362 | 5,555 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | P17 | +27 | 5,917 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | P2 | +351 | 5,890 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | P6 | +259 | 5,539 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | P9 | +129 | 5,280 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | P3 | +484 | 5,152 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −133 | 4,667 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 5,565 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 5,339 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 4,839 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto | 4,946 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
José Froilán González was an Argentine Grand Prix driver who raced in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1960, competing primarily for Ferrari across 26 starts. Over nine seasons he secured 2 victories and 15 podium finishes, establishing himself as a capable front-running driver in the early championship era. His average finishing position across classified races was third, and he contested his final race in 1960. The record places him at a Racer Rating of 5,180, positioning him among strong professional drivers of his generation; however, his career unfolded against genuine world champions, and the head-to-head records against them tell a particular story.[1]
González faced Juan Fangio, a five-time world champion and the dominant driver of the period, in fourteen shared races. Across those encounters González finished ahead in only two; in twelve he crossed the line behind Fangio. Against other champions such as Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari, his record was more competitive; he beat Farina five times in eight races and Ascari twice in eight, indicating a driver capable of mixing with the very best on occasion but without the consistency to match them week after week. He proved more decisive against strong professionals of his tier, such as Louis Rosier, Maurice Trintignant, and Luigi Villoresi, beating all three repeatedly. Ferrari, the team that fielded him for the majority of his career, was a multiple-winner organization even in its earliest seasons.[2]
González departed Formula 1 with a P28 finish in his final outing, marking a decline from his front-running years; his Wikipedia entry notes his runner-up finish in the 1954 world championship and his Le Mans victory that same year, achievements that underline his peak as a professional racing driver during the first decade of the modern Grand Prix era.