Rudolf Krause is a racing driver from East German who last raced in Formula 1 for BMW. Krause has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,857 ranks Krause 4220th of 40,105 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.
| 1953-08-02 | Nürburgring | P14 | +36 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | Nürburgring 1953 | Formula 1 | P14 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +36 | 3,857 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +2,493 | 3,843 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Felice BonettoHigher-rated | 6,117 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry SchellHigher-rated | 6,087 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇹🇭 Prince BiraHigher-rated | 6,003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,210 | 🇺🇸 Brad Noffsinger | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,859 |
| 4,211 | 🇺🇸 Robbie Reiser | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,859 |
| 4,212 | 🇳🇱 Dirk Schouten | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 3,858 |
| 4,213 | 🇩🇪 Hubert Hahne | Formula 1 | 3,858 |
| 4,214 | 🇫🇷 Hugo Delacour | Road to Le Mans | 3,858 |
| 4,215 | 🇺🇸 Michael Christopher Jr. | NASCAR Truck | 3,858 |
| 4,216 | 🇺🇸 Mike Porter | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,858 |
| 4,217 | 🇷🇸 Andrija Kostic | Formula Regional European | 3,857 |
| 4,218 | 🇪🇸 Emilio de Villota | Formula 1 | 3,857 |
| 4,219 | 🇳🇱 Joey Alders | European Le Mans Series | 3,857 |
| 4,220 | 🏳️ Rudolf Krause | Formula 1 | 3,857 |
| 4,221 | 🇯🇵 Ryota Horachi | Super GT | 3,857 |
| 4,222 | 🇧🇷 Yann Cunha | Formula V8 3.5 | 3,857 |
| 4,223 | 🇺🇸 Gray Gaulding | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,856 |
| 4,224 | 🇺🇸 Kelly Bires | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,856 |
| 4,225 | 🇳🇱 Leonard Hoogenboom | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,856 |
| 4,226 | 🇦🇹 Nicolas Gruber | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 3,856 |
| 4,227 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Repko | ARCA Menards Series | 3,856 |
| 4,228 | 🇺🇸 Tom Sutherland | Star Mazda Championship | 3,856 |
| 4,229 | 🇩🇪 Wido Rössler | FIA GT Championship | 3,856 |
| 4,230 | 🇺🇸 Billy Hess | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,855 |
Rudolf Krause was an East German racing driver whose Formula 1 career consisted of two starts in 1952 and 1953, both driving for BMW. He scored no points or podium finishes across these efforts, classified fifteenth on average. His only two races yielded a single classified result, in 1953, where he finished twentieth.[1]
Though Krause's record is sparse, the competitive context shows he occasionally matched stronger fields. He finished ahead of Wolfgang Seidel, a driver who competed at an established professional level, in one race; he also outscored Ernst Klodwig, the strongest driver to ever race for BMW, once. These isolated results tell little about sustained performance, but they indicate Krause occasionally ran with drivers of genuine calibre. His rating of 4,317 places him at the professional level; this describes drivers who front national championships or the sharp end of strong feeder series, and who beat semi-professionals comfortably. For a driver with so few races, the rating reflects opportunistic moments against worthy rivals rather than a sustained body of work.[2]