Roger Laurent is a racing driver from Belgium who last raced in Formula 1 for Ferrari. Laurent has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,439 ranks Laurent 1836th 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.
| 1952-08-03 | Nürburgring | P6 | +101 |
| 1952-06-22 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P12 | −4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +96 | 3,459 |
Roger Laurent was a Belgian racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the 1952 season, entering two World Championship Grands Prix for Ferrari. He registered no championship points and did not finish on a podium in either start. His average finishing position across classified races was ninth, reflecting his position at the tail of the grid in what was still the early years of the World Championship.[1]
Laurent's racing background extended beyond single-seaters; he had also competed as a motorcycle racer in the 1949 Grand Prix season aboard a Moto Guzzi. His two Formula 1 starts represent a brief professional engagement with the sport's highest category at a time when the championship was far smaller and grids much less stable than in later eras. During his Ferrari outings he finished ahead of several established drivers on single occasions, including Johnny Claes, a professional-level competitor with a significantly higher Racer Rating, though such isolated results do not constitute a competitive pattern.[2]
Laurent retired from racing after 1952 and has since passed away. His career remains part of Belgian motorsport history, a period when opportunities in Formula 1 were more accessible but also more precarious for drivers without substantial backing or proven credentials.