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🇨🇭 Peter Hirt

Racing driver from Switzerland. Formula 1, Ferrari.
Driver facts
Full name
Peter Hirt
Born
30 March 1910(b. 1910)
Nationality
Switzerland
Current team
Ferrari
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
5
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,617
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
5,617
Rank 506 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Peter Hirt is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Hirt has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,617 ranks Hirt 506th of 40,105 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1953 form
Last 5 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFSWISWIFRAGBRSWI
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1953-08-23Circuit BremgartenFormula 1DNF−72
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+67Circuit Bremgarten 1952Formula 1P7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1953▸Formula 1Ferrari100100P14−725,617
1952▸Formula 1Ferrari300100P13−645,689
1951▸Formula 1Veritas100100P14+4,4035,753
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hirt finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Nino Farina6,49551420%
🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried6,01951420%
🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari6,2524040%
🇮🇹 Piero Taruffi6,1844040%
🇺🇸 Harry Schell6,08742250%
🇫🇷 Louis Rosier5,96043175%
🇬🇧 Lance Macklin5,51041325%
🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn6,50431233%
🇬🇧 Stirling Moss6,33031233%
🇬🇧 Peter Collins6,12431233%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Peter Hirt is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Hirt has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,617 ranks Hirt 506th of 40,105 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
He is the driver with the shortest career in Formula 1 history, it lasted just two metres[1]
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