Stefan Bellof is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Formula 1 for Tyrrell. Bellof has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 21 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,881 ranks Bellof 396th 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.
| 1985-08-25 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | DNF | — |
| 1985-08-18 | Red Bull Ring | P7 | +87 |
| 1985-08-04 | Nürburgring | P8 | +80 |
| 1985-07-21 | Silverstone Circuit | P11 | +42 |
| 1985-07-07 | Circuit Paul Ricard | P13 | +19 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | P15 | +412 | 4,962 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −250 | 4,550 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Stefan Johansson | 4,997 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 4,733 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,204 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis | 5,282 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇨🇭 Marc Surer | 5,035 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 4,852 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 5,691 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 5,635 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg | 5,217 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | 5,186 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
Stefan Bellof was a German racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for two seasons between 1984 and 1985, making 21 starts for Tyrrell. He did not score a podium finish in the series, averaging an eighth-place result across classified races. His most common rivals in the field included Michele Alboreto and Alain Prost, a five-time champion, both of whom consistently finished ahead of him; he occasionally bettered drivers of substantial standing such as Ayrton Senna, then a two-time champion, and Gerhard Berger, though these remained isolated results within generally competitive matchups rather than a sustained pattern. Against Stefan Johansson, a driver of comparable rating, Bellof won more often than he lost.[1]
Bellof's career in single-seater racing proved brief and without notable success. His highest finish across the 21 races came ninth; he never qualified for points in the championship. The 1985 season, in which he contested nine rounds for the team, saw him finish 15th in the final standings. He spent his second season in a gradually diminishing role as the calendar progressed, suggesting limited prospects within the Formula 1 grid at that time.[2]
His profile in motorsport rests primarily on achievements outside Formula 1. Bellof was the 1984 FIA World Endurance Championship Drivers' Champion, a considerably different tier of professional competition from the grid in which he raced in single-seaters, driving for the factory Rothmans Porsche team. His career was cut short by a fatal accident during the 1985 1000 km of Spa, a round of the World Sportscar Championship.