Lance Reventlow is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Cooper-Climax. Reventlow has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,656 ranks Reventlow 1475th 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.
| 1960-07-16 | Silverstone Circuit | DNF | −138 |
| 1960-06-19 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −107 |
| 1960-06-06 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | DNF | −128 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −373 | 3,656 |
Lance Reventlow was a British-born American entrepreneur and heir to the Woolworth fortune who entered Formula 1 in 1960 with the Cooper-Climax team. His racing career on record comprises three starts that season, yielding no wins or podium finishes. He finished 28th overall in the championship with neither points nor recognition among the front-running drivers of that era, competing in a field dominated by established professionals and seasoned single-seater specialists.[1]
Reventlow also drove for Scarab, an American constructor, during 1960. The Scarab programme fielded him alongside other drivers in a notable but ultimately unsuccessful effort to establish American competitiveness in Formula 1 at a time when the championship was still the preserve of European teams and experience. His involvement with the marque represents a curiosity in early Formula 1 history rather than a competitive milestone, reflecting the era's amateur and semi-professional mix alongside full-time racers.[2]
His single season of Formula 1 racing marked the extent of his documented competition record. Reventlow is remembered more for his place in motorsport history as the financial backer and driver behind America's early Formula 1 ambitions than for on-track success in the series.