Roy Salvadori is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Lola. Salvadori has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 50 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,461 ranks Salvadori 734th 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.
| 1962-12-29 | Prince George Circuit | DNF | −23 |
| 1962-10-07 | Watkins Glen | DNF | −115 |
| 1962-09-16 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −59 |
| 1962-08-05 | Nürburgring | DNF | −69 |
| 1962-07-21 | Aintree | DNF | −53 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | ▸Formula 1 | Lola | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −543 | 4,461 |
| 1961 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | P17 | +345 | 5,004 |
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −199 | 4,659 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper-Maserati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −45 | 4,858 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | P4 | +645 | 4,903 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Cooper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | P18 | −40 | 4,258 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −23 | 4,298 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −34 | 4,321 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −35 | 4,355 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Connaught | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −494 | 4,390 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +84 | 4,884 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 4,839 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Phil Hill | 4,199 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇳🇿 Bruce McLaren | 5,136 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Tony Brooks | 4,920 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇸🇪 Jo Bonnier | 4,402 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang von Trips | 5,289 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
Roy Salvadori was a British racing driver who spent eleven seasons in Formula 1 between 1952 and 1962, compiling 50 starts for Lola with an average finishing position of 6.8th. He secured two podium finishes but never won a Grand Prix. His peak years coincided with an era dominated by drivers of genuine world championship calibre; his most frequent rivals included Stirling Moss, Mike Hawthorn, Jack Brabham, and Bruce McLaren, against most of whom he maintained a losing record. He beat Hawthorn once, Brabham three times, and McLaren three times across shared races, though he never finished ahead of Moss in ten races together. Against Maurice Trintignant, a strong professional contemporary, Salvadori held an even head-to-head record of 6–6.[1]
Salvadori's Formula 1 record places him in the middle tier of a professional field, competitive enough to occasionally trouble champions but not consistently enough to threaten them. His career trajectory showed decline in his final season; in 1962 he started nine races but failed to score points or finish in the top twenty. His standing as a Formula 1 driver, however, represents only part of his racing resume. Outside the single-seater discipline, Salvadori achieved distinction in endurance racing, most notably winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959 driving for Aston Martin, a victory that became the primary subject of his motorsport legacy long after his retirement from circuits.[2]