RacerDB⌕Search a driver, series, or circuit
40,105 drivers, 153 series
RacerDB / Drivers / Ryan
4 views

🇨🇦 Peter Ryan

Racing driver from Canada. Formula 1, Lotus-Climax.
Driver facts
Full name
Peter Ryan
Born
10 June 1940(b. 1940)
Nationality
Canada
Current team
Lotus-Climax
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
1
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
3,183
Peter Ryan
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
3,183
Rank 7295 of 40,105 indexed, -17 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Peter Ryan is a racing driver from Canada who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Ryan has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,183 ranks Ryan 7295th 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
1961 form
Last 1 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1961-10-08Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1P9+32
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+33Watkins Glen International 1961Formula 1P9
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1961▸Formula 1Lotus-Climax100000P12+1,8373,187
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Ryan finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated6,330110100%
🇦🇺 Jack BrabhamHigher-rated, 3× champion6,163110100%
🇺🇸 Jim HallHigher-rated6,121110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
7,286🇯🇵 Masahiro HasemiFormula 13,184
7,287🇺🇸 Raymond Terczak Jr.NASCAR Truck3,184
7,288🇨🇭 Albert ScherrerFormula 13,183
7,289🇺🇸 Howard BlankWEC3,183
7,290🏳️ Jean-Marc BachelierWEC3,183
7,291🇬🇧 John BarberFormula 13,183
7,292🇬🇧 Leslie ThorneFormula 13,183
7,293🏳️ Matt KimballNASCAR Whelen Modified Tour3,183
7,294🇬🇧 Mike MacDowelFormula 13,183
7,300🇺🇾 Óscar GonzálezFormula 13,183
7,295🇨🇦 Peter RyanFormula 13,183
7,296🇬🇧 Rob SchroederFormula 13,183
7,297🇯🇵 Takashi Hata24H Series3,183
7,298🇿🇦 Trevor BlokdykFormula 13,183
7,299🏳️ Yannick MallegolWEC3,183
7,301🇳🇱 Benjamin Van Den BergLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe3,182
7,302🇺🇸 Bill HoffNASCAR Xfinity3,182
7,303🇺🇸 Chuck ArnoldFormula 13,182
7,304🇨🇭 Heini WalterFormula 13,182
7,305🇬🇧 Joe FryFormula 13,182
7,306🇨🇦 John CannonFormula 13,182
Full leaderboard →
RacerDB. Race results and driver ratings.Aggregated from 1 source, synced 7h ago
Series and team names are trademarks of their respective owners.Privacy
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 2h ago

Peter Ryan is a racing driver from Canada who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Ryan has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,183 ranks Ryan 7295th 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
The photo that made Jamie Melham’s mum ask her to give up racing[1]
WAtoday
5 Nov 2025
Read →
The photo that made Jamie Melham’s mum ask her to give up racing[2]
The Age
5 Nov 2025
Read →
The photo that made Jamie Melham’s mum ask her to give up racing[3]
SMH.com.au
5 Nov 2025
Read →