Peter Arundell is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-BRM. Arundell has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 15 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,838 ranks Arundell 443th 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.
| 1966-10-23 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | P7 | +66 |
| 1966-10-02 | Watkins Glen | P6 | +94 |
| 1966-09-04 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P8 | +67 |
| 1966-08-07 | Nürburgring | P8 | +62 |
| 1966-07-24 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | DNF | −65 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-BRM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | P17 | −87 | 4,877 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | P8 | +435 | 4,963 |
| 1963 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −186 | 4,528 |
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −86 | 4,714 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 5,503 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Jim Clark | 5,692 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 5,136 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 4,902 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 John Surtees | 4,899 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Bob Anderson | 4,831 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Bandini | 5,294 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇦🇹 Jochen Rindt | 5,070 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Peter Arundell was a British Formula 1 driver who raced between 1962 and 1966, primarily for Lotus-BRM. Over 15 starts, he scored two podium finishes but never won a Grand Prix. His average finishing position of sixth across classified races places him in a competitive professional field; his Racer Rating of 4,838 reflects a capable driver operating at the level of strong contemporaries rather than at the front of the field.[1]
Arundell's record against his peers reveals the calibre of his competition and his standing within it. He finished ahead of two-time champion Jim Clark once, and of Richie Ginther twice; he also beat Lorenzo Bandini and Bruce McLaren twice each. However, his head-to-head records tell a different story against the field's dominant names. Against three-time champions Graham Hill and Jack Brabham, he won one race but lost five and four respectively. Dan Gurney beat him in all four meetings, and while Arundell split his four encounters with McLaren evenly, he consistently trailed Jim Clark, the era's fastest driver, losing three of four races to him. These patterns show a driver capable of occasional strong performances but generally outpaced by the championship-contending tier.[2]
Arundell's career peaked early and contracted thereafter. His seven starts for Lotus-BRM, the team fielding the era's strongest drivers, concentrated his opportunities; his 1966 season produced only eight rounds with no podiums, finishing seventeenth. The trajectory and limited win rate across 15 starts defined him as a reliable journeyman in an unforgiving era rather than a rising prospect. He has since been characterised in retrospect as a nearly man of Formula 1, a driver who competed regularly against the sport's best but never quite reached their level.