Louis Chiron is a racing driver from Monaco who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Chiron has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 16 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,414 ranks Chiron 763th 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.
| 1956-05-13 | Circuit de Monaco | DNF | −133 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −133 | 4,414 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Lancia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +93 | 4,547 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | OSCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +74 | 4,454 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Talbot-Lago | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −273 | 4,380 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | P9 | −147 | 4,653 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 5,565 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 5,339 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | 4,371 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried | 4,915 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇹🇭 Prince Bira | 4,898 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Louis Chiron was a Monégasque racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during its earliest years, from 1950 to 1956. He made 16 starts for Maserati across five seasons, finishing classified in races at an average position of eighth. His sole podium finish came during this period, though he was unable to convert any of those appearances into a victory. His Racer Rating of 4,414 places him as a mid-field professional driver of his era.[1]
Chiron's contemporaries in the early Grand Prix grid included multiple champions; his most frequent rivals were Juan Fangio, a five-time world champion, Nino Farina, the 1950 champion, and Alberto Ascari, a two-time champion. Against this calibre of competition, Chiron consistently finished behind these rivals, posting no head-to-head victories against any of them across their shared races. He did manage to finish ahead of Stirling Moss on three occasions and beat drivers of comparable standing such as Piero Taruffi and Bob Gerard in isolated races, though these results were exceptions within a record weighted toward finishing outside the points in a competitive field.[2]
Chiron retired from racing after 1956, having competed during an era when the Grand Prix grid was small and the disparity between leading drivers and the broader field was pronounced. His career represented the experience of a professional driver operating within the constraints of early Formula 1, where access to competitive machinery and championship machinery determined outcomes as much as driver skill. He remains noted in motorsport history for his earlier achievements in other disciplines, and his name has since been adopted for a notable modern hypercar.