Max de Terra is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. de Terra has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,824 ranks de Terra 4405th 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.
| 1953-08-23 | Circuit Bremgarten | P8 | +57 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +58 | Circuit Bremgarten 1953 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +58 | 3,824 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Simca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,451 | 3,801 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Toulo de GraffenriedHigher-rated | 6,019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇧🇪 Paul FrèreHigher-rated | 5,974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean BehraHigher-rated | 5,968 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,395 | 🇫🇷 Romano RICCI | Le Mans Cup | 3,826 |
| 4,396 | 🇺🇸 Spencer Clark | SCCA Majors | 3,826 |
| 4,397 | 🇺🇸 Bill Gratton | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,825 |
| 4,398 | 🇮🇹 Francesco Merendino | FIA GT Championship | 3,825 |
| 4,399 | 🇮🇹 Giorgio Amati | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,825 |
| 4,400 | 🏳️ John Mefford | Star Mazda Championship | 3,825 |
| 4,401 | 🇺🇸 Walter Lechner Jr. | FIA GT Championship | 3,825 |
| 4,402 | 🇮🇹 Federico Leo | 24H Series | 3,824 |
| 4,403 | 🇫🇮 Jukka Honkavuori | 24H Series | 3,824 |
| 4,404 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Lasee | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 3,824 |
| 4,405 | 🇨🇭 Max de Terra | Formula 1 | 3,824 |
| 4,406 | 🇨🇦 Nelson Mason | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,824 |
| 4,407 | 🇺🇸 Max Tullman | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,823 |
| 4,408 | 🇩🇪 Paul Scheuschner | 24H Series | 3,823 |
| 4,409 | 🇹🇼 Alexander Bukhantsov | European Le Mans Series | 3,822 |
| 4,410 | 🇧🇪 Douwe Dedecker | European Le Mans Series | 3,822 |
| 4,411 | 🇯🇵 Motoaki Ishikawa | WEC | 3,822 |
| 4,412 | 🇺🇸 Bubba Pollard | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,821 |
| 4,413 | 🇺🇸 Josh Bilicki | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,821 |
| 4,414 | 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Super GT | 3,821 |
| 4,415 | 🇬🇧 Rob Schirle | FIA GT Championship | 3,821 |
Max de Terra was a Swiss driver who raced in Formula 1 as an established professional. His career comprised two starts in the world championship across 1952 and 1953, both for Ferrari.[1]
De Terra started his Formula 1 career in May 1952 and completed two entries in the championship. He finished 14th in the 1953 standings but scored no championship points across his time in the series. His sole podium-level result came against entry-level professional Albert Scherrer, whom he beat once.[2]
He raced in a field that mixed amateur and semi-professional drivers with graded professionals, all competing in single-seater machinery. Ferrari, the team for which he drove, was among the strongest operations in the sport, fielding 99 drivers across its history and amassing 251 race wins in the indexed record.