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 4,626 ranks Sommer 625th 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.
| 1950-09-03 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | +48 |
| 1950-07-02 | Reims-Gueux | DNF | −125 |
| 1950-06-18 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −102 |
| 1950-06-04 | Circuit Bremgarten | DNF | −100 |
| 1950-05-21 | Circuit de Monaco | P4 | +105 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Talbot-Lago | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | P13 | −174 | 4,626 |
Raymond Sommer was a French racing driver whose single-seater Grand Prix career was brief and late; his five Formula 1 starts came in 1950 driving for Talbot-Lago. He classified in every outing and finished fourteenth overall across the season, demonstrating consistent competence in a field that included established professionals. He beat drivers of genuine standing, including Bob Gerard and Prince Bira, both accomplished racers with Elo ratings approaching 5,000, and also outpointed Johnny Claes in their sole encounter.[1]
Sommer's motorsport reputation rested almost entirely on his dominance in endurance racing, particularly at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he won in both 1932 and 1933 and remained competitive through the late 1930s. His single-seater record suggests he was capable among professional drivers, but he arrived at Formula 1 as an established endurance specialist in his forties rather than as a rising prospect in the formula's first post-war season. His Grand Prix tenure proved ephemeral, and he retired from professional racing with no wins at that level.[2]