Rob Schroeder is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Schroeder has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,183 ranks Schroeder 7361th 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.
| 1962-10-07 | Watkins Glen International | P10 | +28 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Watkins Glen International 1962 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +1,836 | 3,186 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Richie GintherHigher-rated | 6,413 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de BeaufortHigher-rated | 6,067 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim HallHigher-rated | 6,045 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,352 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Hiers | ARCA Menards Series | 3,183 |
| 7,353 | 🇺🇸 Howard Blank | WEC | 3,183 |
| 7,354 | 🏳️ Jean-Marc Bachelier | WEC | 3,183 |
| 7,355 | 🇬🇧 John Barber | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,356 | 🇬🇧 Leslie Thorne | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,357 | 🇫🇷 Lionel Amrouche | 24H Series | 3,183 |
| 7,358 | 🇬🇧 Mike MacDowel | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,359 | 🇪🇸 Nerea Martí | F1 Academy | 3,183 |
| 7,365 | 🇺🇾 Óscar González | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,360 | 🇨🇦 Peter Ryan | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,361 | 🇬🇧 Rob Schroeder | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,362 | 🇯🇵 Takashi Hata | 24H Series | 3,183 |
| 7,363 | 🇿🇦 Trevor Blokdyk | Formula 1 | 3,183 |
| 7,364 | 🏳️ Yannick Mallegol | WEC | 3,183 |
| 7,366 | 🇬🇧 Adrian Kunzle | World Racing League | 3,182 |
| 7,367 | 🇳🇱 Benjamin Van Den Berg | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 3,182 |
| 7,368 | 🇺🇸 Bill Hoff | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,182 |
| 7,369 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Arnold | Formula 1 | 3,182 |
| 7,370 | 🇨🇭 Heini Walter | Formula 1 | 3,182 |
| 7,371 | 🇬🇧 Joe Fry | Formula 1 | 3,182 |
| 7,372 | 🇺🇸 John Atwell | SCCA Majors | 3,182 |
Rob Schroeder was an established professional racing driver from the United States who competed in Formula 1. He made a single start in the 1962 World Championship for Lotus-Climax, a leading team that would go on to field the elite-level driver Jim Clark.[1]
Schroeder's only indexed season came in 1962, when he started one race and finished 16th in the championship standings without scoring points. In his sole Grand Prix appearance he finished ahead of established professionals including Hap Sharp and Trevor Taylor, both of whom had considerably more Formula 1 experience; Sharp had six starts to his name and Taylor twenty-seven. The field that year mixed drivers across amateur, semi-professional and professional grades, making any advancement through it a genuine measure of pace.[2]