Oscar Gálvez is a racing driver from Argentina who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. Gálvez has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,189 ranks Gálvez 7305th 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.
| 1953-01-18 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | P5 | +88 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +89 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1953 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P12 | +1,848 | 3,198 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan FangioHigher-rated, 5× champion | 6,889 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino FarinaHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,495 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Felice BonettoHigher-rated | 6,117 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,295 | 🇺🇸 Brian Finney | ARCA Menards Series | 3,190 |
| 7,296 | 🏳️ Enzo Falquete | Stock Light | 3,190 |
| 7,297 | 🏳️ JJ Jorge | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,190 |
| 7,298 | 🇨🇦 Peter Broeker | Formula 1 | 3,190 |
| 7,299 | 🇺🇸 Carl Forberg | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,300 | 🇺🇸 Donnie Levister | NASCAR Truck | 3,189 |
| 7,301 | 🇩🇪 Fritz Riess | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,302 | 🇨🇿 Gabriela Jilkova | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,189 |
| 7,303 | 🇺🇸 James WEILAND | Ferrari Challenge | 3,189 |
| 7,304 | 🏳️ Mark Drennan | NASA | 3,189 |
| 7,305 | 🇦🇷 Oscar Gálvez | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,306 | 🇨🇭 Sandro Zeller | FIA Formula 3 European | 3,189 |
| 7,307 | 🇺🇸 Stephen Mallozzi | NASCAR Truck | 3,189 |
| 7,308 | 🇺🇸 Bud Tingelstad | Formula 1 | 3,188 |
| 7,309 | 🇨🇦 Caleb Campbell | US F4 | 3,188 |
| 7,310 | 🇮🇹 Christian Colombo | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,188 |
| 7,311 | 🇮🇩 David Tjiptobiantoro | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,188 |
| 7,312 | 🇬🇧 Max Cornelius | GB3 | 3,188 |
| 7,313 | 🇩🇪 Helmut Niedermayr | Formula 1 | 3,187 |
| 7,314 | 🇫🇷 Mike Sparken | Formula 1 | 3,187 |
| 7,315 | 🇧🇪 André Milhoux | Formula 1 | 3,186 |
Oscar Gálvez was an established professional driver who raced in Formula 1, a single-class international championship that fielded drivers across a wide range of experience levels in the same races. He competed for Maserati in 1953, his only season of racing on record.[1]
Gálvez started one Formula 1 race in 1953 and finished 12th in the championship standings that year. He finished ahead of established professionals Harry Schell and Jean Behra, both of whom had substantial Formula 1 experience; Schell would go on to 57 Formula 1 starts and Behra to 52. Maserati, the team Gálvez drove for, was a competitive operation that fielded 86 drivers across the index and won nine races, with Juan Fangio among its drivers at elite professional level.[2]