Paul Pietsch is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for Veritas. Pietsch has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,385 ranks Pietsch 2253th 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.
| 1952-08-03 | Nürburgring | DNF | −72 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Veritas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −72 | 4,385 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −51 | 4,428 |
| 1950 | â–¸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +3,109 | 4,459 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero Taruffi | 6,184 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto | 6,117 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 5,961 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | 5,564 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Robert Manzon | 5,500 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇨🇠Toulo de GraffenriedHigher-rated | 6,019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇧🇪 Paul FrèreHigher-rated | 5,974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,243 | 🇯🇵 Yuji Ide | Super GT | 4,391 |
| 2,244 | 🇩🇪 Finn Wiebelhaus | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,390 |
| 2,245 | 🇦🇹 Hannes Neuhauser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,390 |
| 2,246 | 🇬🇧 Richard Lyons | Super GT | 4,390 |
| 2,247 | 🇺🇸 Justin Marks | NASCAR Truck | 4,388 |
| 2,248 | 🇯🇵 Yorikatsu Tsujiko | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,388 |
| 2,249 | 🇺🇸 Robert Ingram | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,386 |
| 2,250 | 🇦🇺 Zakkary Best | Supercars Championship | 4,386 |
| 2,251 | 🇳🇱 Daan Pijl | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,385 |
| 2,252 | 🇺🇸 Michael Guasch | Le Mans Cup | 4,385 |
| 2,253 | 🇩🇪 Paul Pietsch | Formula 1 | 4,385 |
| 2,254 | 🇨🇿 Reinhard Kofler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,385 |
| 2,255 | 🇩🇰 Silas Rytter | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,385 |
| 2,256 | 🇯🇵 Tsubasa Kurosawa | Super GT | 4,385 |
| 2,257 | 🇦🇺 Jamie Day | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,383 |
| 2,258 | 🇨🇠Marc Basseng | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,383 |
| 2,259 | 🇺🇸 Lawson Aschenbach | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,382 |
| 2,260 | 🇨🇦 Daniel Morad | GT World Challenge America | 4,381 |
| 2,261 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Jackson | SCCA Regionals | 4,381 |
| 2,262 | 🇸🇪 Gilles Magnus | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,380 |
| 2,263 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Benjamin | NASCAR Truck | 4,380 |
Paul Pietsch was an established professional racing driver competing in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1952. He drove for Veritas across his three starts in the series, with one appearance for Alfa Romeo; the grid mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants alongside graded professionals, fielding some of the strongest drivers in Europe.[1]
Pietsch's Formula 1 career ran across three seasons, finishing 13th in the championship standings in 1952, his final year of racing. He raced against the reigning champions of the era; he finished behind both Nino Farina, who won the 1950 Formula 1 title, and Alberto Ascari, champion in 1952 and 1953, in regular meetings across his time in the series.[2]