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🇫🇷 Raymond Sommer

Racing driver from France. Formula 1, Talbot-Lago.
Driver facts
Full name
Raymond Sommer
Born
31 August 1906(b. 1906)
Nationality
France
Current team
Talbot-Lago
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
5
Career DNFs
4
Racer Rating
5,737
Raymond Sommer
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,737
Rank 425 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

Raymond Sommer is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Talbot-Lago. Sommer has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,737 ranks Sommer 425th 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
1950 form
Last 5 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFMONSWIBELFRAITA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1950-09-03Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1DNF+55
1950-07-02Reims-GueuxFormula 1DNF−121
1950-06-18Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsFormula 1DNF−101
1950-06-04Circuit BremgartenFormula 1DNF−102
1950-05-21Circuit de MonacoFormula 1P4+106
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+106Circuit de Monaco 1950Formula 1P4
+55Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1950Formula 1DNF
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1950▸Formula 1Talbot-Lago500403P10+4,3875,737
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Sommer finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇷 Juan Fangio6,88951420%
🇮🇹 Nino Farina6,49551420%
🇮🇹 Luigi Fagioli6,23751420%
🇫🇷 Louis Rosier5,96051420%
🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin5,82352340%
🇧🇪 Johnny Claes5,56452340%
🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari6,25241325%
🇲🇨 Louis Chiron5,59841325%
🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto6,11731233%
🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried6,01931233%
🇦🇷 José Froilán GonzálezHigher-rated6,286220100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Raymond Sommer is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for Talbot-Lago. Sommer has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,737 ranks Sommer 425th 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
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