Roland Ratzenberger is a racing driver from Austria who last raced in Formula 1 for Simtek. Ratzenberger has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,384 ranks Ratzenberger 1986th 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.
| 1994-05-01 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | DNF | −131 |
| 1994-04-17 | Okayama International Circuit | P11 | +40 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ▸Formula 1 | Simtek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −91 | 3,384 |
Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian driver who competed in Formula 1 during 1994, the single season for which he has a record on the database. He made two starts for Simtek, a team that remained winless across its entire existence in the sport and fielded drivers of modest calibre; Simtek's strongest driver on record was Jean-Marc Gounon, a mid-field professional. Ratzenberger's average finishing position of eleventh across his classified starts reflects a driver competing at the lower end of the professional single-seater ladder against the world's elite.[1]
His Racer Rating of 3,384 places him in the upper amateur to lower professional range, a standing consistent with a brief spell in Formula 1 without points finishes or podiums. The record shows two starts in 1994, with a final classified finish of twenty-sixth; he did not score a championship point. His career on the database spans only this single season before his retirement from racing.[2]