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 504th 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.
| 1953-08-23 | Circuit Bremgarten | DNF | −72 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +67 | Circuit Bremgarten 1952 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −72 | 5,617 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −64 | 5,689 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Veritas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +4,403 | 5,753 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried | 6,019 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Piero Taruffi | 6,184 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 6,087 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 5,960 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Lance Macklin | 5,510 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 6,504 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 6,330 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | 6,124 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 494 | 🇺🇸 Carl Edwards | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,627 |
| 495 | 🇨🇿 Roman Stanek | Super Formula | 5,627 |
| 496 | 🇨🇭 Silvio Moser | Formula 1 | 5,624 |
| 497 | 🇳🇱 Renger van der Zande | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,622 |
| 498 | 🇬🇧 Trevor Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,622 |
| 499 | 🇺🇸 Donnie Beechler | IndyCar | 5,620 |
| 500 | 🇨🇦 Gabriel Casagrande | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,620 |
| 501 | 🇨🇭 Alain Menu | BTCC | 5,619 |
| 502 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Daigh | Formula 1 | 5,619 |
| 503 | 🇯🇵 Hiyu Yamakoshi | Formula 3 | 5,619 |
| 504 | 🇨🇭 Peter Hirt | Formula 1 | 5,617 |
| 505 | 🇫🇷 Charles Milesi | WEC | 5,616 |
| 506 | 🇬🇧 Mike Beuttler | Formula 1 | 5,616 |
| 507 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Fuoco | WEC | 5,615 |
| 508 | 🇺🇸 George Kurtz | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,615 |
| 509 | 🇯🇵 Toshiki Oyu | Super GT | 5,615 |
| 510 | 🇦🇹 Andreas Zuber | GP2 Series | 5,614 |
| 511 | 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | Formula 1 | 5,614 |
| 512 | 🇷🇺 Nikita Mazepin | 24H Series | 5,614 |
| 513 | 🇧🇷 Vitor Meira | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,611 |
| 514 | 🇪🇸 Oriol Servia | IndyCar | 5,610 |
Peter Hirt was a Swiss racing driver who competed in Formula 1, motor racing's premier single-seater championship. He drove for Ferrari across his three seasons in the sport, from 1951 to 1953, and raced primarily against established professionals drawn from across Europe and beyond.[1]
Hirt made five Formula 1 starts between his debut in May 1951 and his final appearance in 1953. He never scored championship points. His competitors included the 1950 Formula 1 champion Nino Farina and fellow Formula 1 regular Toulo de Graffenried, drivers against whom he typically finished behind; he also beat established professional Eric Brandon once and entry-level professional Franco Comotti once. He ended his final season, 1953, in 14th place in the championship standings.[2]
His five starts place him among the briefest careers in early Formula 1 history. The drivers he raced against most regularly were all established professionals, and his record against them shows he sat toward the lower end of a grid that ranged from amateurs to graded professionals competing in the same races.