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 4,496 ranks Hirt 709th 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.
| 1953-08-23 | Circuit Bremgarten | DNF | −81 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −81 | 4,496 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −74 | 4,577 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Veritas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −148 | 4,652 |
Peter Hirt was a Swiss driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1951 and 1953, making five World Championship starts, all for Ferrari. He did not score championship points during his time in the series. His average finishing position across classified starts was ninth place.[1]
Hirt's Formula 1 tenure was notably brief. His racing record shows isolated competitive moments; he finished ahead of Eric Brandon, a driver of professional standing, on one occasion, and Franco Comotti once as well. However, these instances did not establish a pattern of consistent competitiveness in a field that included some of the strongest drivers of the early World Championship era. The Ferrari team for which he drove has since fielded 98 drivers across its long history and remains one of the most successful operations in motorsport, though Hirt's tenure contributed neither wins nor podium finishes to that record.[2]
Hirt retired from racing in 1953. His career in the sport remains among the shortest in Formula 1 history.