
Kurt Adolff is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Adolff has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,162 ranks Adolff 7465th of 39,300 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.
| 1953-08-02 | Nรผrburgring | DNF | โ88 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | โธFormula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +1,812 | 3,162 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ซ๐ท Maurice TrintignantHigher-rated | 5,961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Roy SalvadoriHigher-rated | 5,678 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐ฉ๐ช Hans von StuckHigher-rated | 4,424 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,455 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Leo Kinnunen | Formula 1 | 3,163 |
| 7,456 | ๐ณ๏ธ Logan Cusson | Formula Regional Americas | 3,163 |
| 7,457 | ๐บ๐ธ Nicolas Hammann | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,163 |
| 7,458 | ๐ฎ๐น Roberto Lippi | Formula 1 | 3,163 |
| 7,459 | ๐ณ๐ฟ Tony Shelly | Formula 1 | 3,163 |
| 7,460 | ๐ฌ๐ง Archie Scott Brown | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,461 | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Cรฉsar Jimรฉnez | TCR World Tour | 3,162 |
| 7,462 | ๐บ๐ธ Frank Dochnal | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,463 | ๐ณ๏ธ Gary Hocking | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,464 | ๐บ๐ธ George Constantine | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,465 | ๐ฉ๐ช Kurt Adolff | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,466 | ๐ฎ๐น Piero Scotti | Formula 1 | 3,162 |
| 7,467 | ๐ง๐ท Arthur PAVIE | Le Mans Cup | 3,161 |
| 7,468 | ๐บ๐ธ Gus Hutchison | Formula 1 | 3,161 |
| 7,469 | ๐ช๐ธ Mikkel KRISTENSEN ILLAN | Le Mans Cup | 3,161 |
| 7,470 | ๐ฌ๐ง Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Formula 1 | 3,161 |
| 7,471 | ๐ณ๐ฟ Reid Harker | 24H Series | 3,161 |
| 7,472 | ๐บ๐ธ Steven Clemons | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,161 |
| 7,473 | ๐บ๐ธ Bayliss Levrett | Formula 1 | 3,160 |
| 7,474 | ๐บ๐ธ Bill Cantrell | Formula 1 | 3,160 |
| 7,475 | ๐ณ๏ธ Clay Koevary | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,160 |
Kurt Adolff was a German racing driver whose career on record consisted of a single Formula 1 start. He drove for Ferrari in 1953, entering the German Grand Prix at Nรผrburgring, where he finished twentieth and failed to score points. With only this one race documented, Adolff's competitive level cannot be reliably assessed; he sits at a Racer Rating of 3,392, placing him at the semi-professional level, though this reflects the minimal data available rather than an established pattern of results.[1]
Ferrari's entry list in 1953 included multiple drivers across its races, and Adolff's solitary appearance suggests he was not retained beyond that single opportunity. No further racing career is recorded for him after that year, making his time in Formula 1 a brief footnote rather than the foundation of an extended professional drive. The circumstances of his single start, and whether it was a one-off opportunity or part of a larger attempt to establish himself, remain beyond the scope of available records.[2]