Stuart Lewis-Evans is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for Vanwall. Lewis-Evans has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 14 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,838 ranks Lewis-Evans 444th 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.
| 1958-10-19 | Ain Diab | DNF | −51 |
| 1958-09-07 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −22 |
| 1958-08-24 | Circuito da Boavista | P3 | +113 |
| 1958-07-19 | Silverstone Circuit | P4 | +110 |
| 1958-07-06 | Reims-Gueux | DNF | −21 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Vanwall | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | P9 | +62 | 4,876 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Vanwall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | P12 | +14 | 4,814 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | 4,839 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇬🇧 Tony Brooks | 4,920 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 Roy Salvadori | 4,461 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Stuart Lewis-Evans was a British racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1957 and 1958, accumulating 14 starts for the Vanwall team. He scored two podium finishes but no wins during his career in the sport. His average finishing position across classified starts was fourth, placing him at a mid-grid professional standard. Lewis-Evans competed against a field that included former and future champions, among them Jack Brabham, a three-time world champion whom he outfinished on four occasions.[1]
The evidence of his head-to-head record shows a driver competitive at his level but without clear dominance. Against Maurice Trintignant, a driver of similar rating, Lewis-Evans finished ahead four times to one behind. Against stronger rivals such as Mike Hawthorn, the 1958 world champion, he was outfinished in all four shared races. His single victories over Wolfgang von Trips and occasional results ahead of Tony Brooks and Harry Schell suggest competence rather than a pattern of beating established talent. His time in Formula 1 coincided with Vanwall's emergence as a competitive force, the team ultimately becoming Formula 1's first Constructors Champions in 1958, the year of Lewis-Evans's final season.[2]