Luigi Piotti is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Piotti has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,440 ranks Piotti 656th of 40,700 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.
| 1957-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −109 |
| 1957-08-18 | Pescara Circuit | DNF | −122 |
| 1957-01-13 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | P10 | −39 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +111 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1956 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −271 | 5,440 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −57 | 5,711 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Arzani-Volpini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +4,418 | 5,768 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,889 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Musso | 6,124 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean Behra | 5,968 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 6,124 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 6,087 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇮🇹 Eugenio Castellotti | 6,034 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 6,504 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇪🇸 Paco Godia | 5,930 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Bruce Halford | 5,758 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von TripsHigher-rated | 6,339 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán GonzálezHigher-rated | 6,286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero TaruffiHigher-rated | 6,184 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 646 | 🇬🇧 Oliver Gray | European Le Mans Series | 5,451 |
| 647 | 🇸🇪 Thomas Danielsson | International Formula 3000 | 5,449 |
| 648 | 🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen | Formula 3 | 5,449 |
| 649 | 🇭🇺 Zsolt Baumgartner | Formula 1 | 5,448 |
| 650 | 🇸🇪 Gustav Malja | Formula 2 | 5,447 |
| 651 | 🇮🇹 Claudio Langes | International Formula 3000 | 5,446 |
| 652 | 🇺🇸 Andy Michner | IndyCar | 5,445 |
| 653 | 🇫🇷 Laurent Aïello | International Formula 3000 | 5,444 |
| 654 | 🇦🇹 Oliver Tichy | FIA GT Championship | 5,443 |
| 655 | 🇲🇽 Roberto Gonzalez | WEC | 5,442 |
| 656 | 🇮🇹 Luigi Piotti | Formula 1 | 5,440 |
| 657 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,437 |
| 658 | 🇩🇪 Tim Tramnitz | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,437 |
| 659 | 🇩🇰 Gustavo Menezes | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,435 |
| 660 | 🇧🇷 Tarso Marques | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,434 |
| 661 | 🇯🇵 Hiroaki Ishiura | Super GT | 5,433 |
| 662 | 🇧🇷 Airton Daré | IndyCar | 5,432 |
| 663 | 🇬🇧 Freddie Slater | Formula 3 | 5,432 |
| 664 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Ricci | GP2 Series | 5,430 |
| 665 | 🇬🇧 Gareth Rees | International Formula 3000 | 5,429 |
| 666 | 🇺🇸 Sami Meguetounif | European Le Mans Series | 5,429 |
Luigi Piotti was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 as a single-seater pilot for Maserati between 1955 and 1957. He made seven starts across three seasons in the World Championship, racing against the era's elite grid in a field that mixed amateurs with the sport's strongest professionals.[1]
Piotti's record in Formula 1 yielded no championship points. He finished 15th in the final 1957 standings, his last season of racing. Among his seven starts, he occasionally outpaced established drivers; he finished ahead of Eugenio Castellotti and Toulo de Graffenried once each, both of whom had substantially more Formula 1 experience. More commonly he raced in the company of Juan Fangio and Stirling Moss, the era's dominant figures, and typically finished behind them both.[2]