Onofre Marimón is a racing driver from Argentina who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Marimón has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 12 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,733 ranks Marimón 541th 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.
| 1954-08-01 | Nürburgring | DNF | −116 |
| 1954-07-17 | Silverstone Circuit | P3 | +139 |
| 1954-07-04 | Reims-Gueux | DNF | +33 |
| 1954-06-20 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −89 |
| 1954-01-17 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | DNF | −37 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P13 | −70 | 4,733 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | P11 | +121 | 4,804 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −117 | 4,683 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Onofre Marimón was an Argentine Formula 1 driver who competed across four seasons from 1951 to 1954, accumulating 12 starts for Maserati. His record of two podium finishes in that span placed him among professional drivers in a deeply competitive era, though he never achieved a victory at the highest level. His average finishing position of fifth across classified races reflects the calibre of his opposition; he shared grids with five-time world champion Juan Fangio, 1954 world champion Mike Hawthorn, and other front-running professionals of that generation.[1]
Against those elite contemporaries, Marimón demonstrated capable racecraft. He finished ahead of Fangio once and Hawthorn once across their shared races, alongside occasional victories over other professionals such as Harry Schell and Karl Kling. However, in his three direct encounters with Hawthorn, Marimón was outscored two races to one, a reflection of the experience gap that separated him from drivers already moving toward the championship fight. His career peaked in 1954, his final season, when he scored one podium in five rounds before retiring from Grand Prix racing.[2]
Marimón raced for Maserati throughout his Formula 1 career, competing for a team that had demonstrated race-winning capability and had previously fielded Fangio and other notable drivers. He remained a professional competitor in a grid defined by its hazards and intensity during motor racing's earliest championship era; his legacy remains tied to the tragic circumstances that defined his era rather than to sustained success in the sport.