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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kurt Adolff

Racing driver from Germany. Formula 1, Ferrari.
Driver facts
Full name
Kurt Adolff
Born
5 November 1921(b. 1921)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Ferrari
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
1
Career DNFs
1
Racer Rating
3,162
Kurt Adolff
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,162
Rank 7465 of 39,300 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1953 form
Last 1 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGER
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1953-08-02NรผrburgringFormula 1DNFโˆ’88
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1953โ–ธFormula 1Ferrari100100P14+1,8123,162
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Adolff finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Maurice TrintignantHigher-rated5,961110100%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Roy SalvadoriHigher-rated5,678110100%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Hans von StuckHigher-rated4,424110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,300 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
7,455๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Leo KinnunenFormula 13,163
7,456๐Ÿณ๏ธ Logan CussonFormula Regional Americas3,163
7,457๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nicolas HammannTrans-Am TA23,163
7,458๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Roberto LippiFormula 13,163
7,459๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Tony ShellyFormula 13,163
7,460๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Archie Scott BrownFormula 13,162
7,461๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Cรฉsar JimรฉnezTCR World Tour3,162
7,462๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frank DochnalFormula 13,162
7,463๐Ÿณ๏ธ Gary HockingFormula 13,162
7,464๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ George ConstantineFormula 13,162
7,465๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kurt AdolffFormula 13,162
7,466๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Piero ScottiFormula 13,162
7,467๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Arthur PAVIELe Mans Cup3,161
7,468๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Gus HutchisonFormula 13,161
7,469๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Mikkel KRISTENSEN ILLANLe Mans Cup3,161
7,470๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Philip Fotheringham-ParkerFormula 13,161
7,471๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Reid Harker24H Series3,161
7,472๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Steven ClemonsIMSA Pilot Challenge3,161
7,473๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bayliss LevrettFormula 13,160
7,474๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bill CantrellFormula 13,160
7,475๐Ÿณ๏ธ Clay KoevaryTrans-Am TA23,160
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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]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia