Reg Parnell is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Parnell has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,956 ranks Parnell 260th 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.
| 1954-07-17 | Silverstone | DNF | −74 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +120 | Silverstone 1950 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +104 | Reims-Gueux 1951 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +88 | Silverstone 1952 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +82 | Silverstone 1951 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −74 | 6,012 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +88 | 6,086 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | BRM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | P10 | +40 | 5,998 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | P9 | +4,608 | 5,958 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,889 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 6,495 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 5,960 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Peter Whitehead | 5,693 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | 5,564 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 6,286 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 6,252 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇲🇨 Louis Chiron | 5,598 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇫🇷 Robert Manzon | 5,500 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried | 6,019 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated | 6,330 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 🇬🇧 Luke Browning | Super Formula | 5,963 |
| 251 | 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | Formula 1 | 5,961 |
| 252 | 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 253 | 🇮🇹 Ludovico Scarfiotti | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 254 | 🇬🇧 Stuart Lewis-Evans | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 255 | 🇬🇧 Vic Elford | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 256 | 🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich | Formula 1 | 5,959 |
| 257 | 🇬🇧 John Surtees | Formula 1 | 5,958 |
| 258 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Busch | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,958 |
| 259 | 🇺🇸 Carson Hocevar | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,957 |
| 260 | 🇬🇧 Reg Parnell | Formula 1 | 5,956 |
| 261 | 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 262 | 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 263 | 🇺🇸 Kaden Honeycutt | NASCAR Truck | 5,954 |
| 264 | 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | Formula 1 | 5,952 |
| 265 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 266 | 🇧🇪 Willy Mairesse | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 267 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 268 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 269 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 270 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
Reg Parnell was an established professional racing driver in the early Formula 1 championship between 1950 and 1954. He competed across four seasons with Ferrari and, later, BRM, driving single-seater machinery in a field that mixed amateurs with graded professionals at the sport's highest level.[1]
Parnell made seven starts in Formula 1, taking a single podium finish. He was a regular opponent of Juan Fangio, the five-time champion, and the 1950 title-winner Nino Farina, though he usually finished behind both. He did beat Farina once, and also finished ahead of Harry Schell, an established driver with 57 Formula 1 starts to his credit. His final season, 1954, saw him finish 16th in the championship standings across a single round entered.[2]