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🇦🇺 Tim Schenken

Racing driver from Australia. Formula 1, Team Lotus.
Driver facts
Full name
Tim Schenken
Born
26 September 1943(b. 1943)
Nationality
Australia
Current team
Team Lotus
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
34
Career DNFs
18
Racer Rating
5,541
Tim Schenken
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,541
Rank 580 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Tim Schenken is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Schenken has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 34 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,541 ranks Schenken 580th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1974 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFARGSOUESPMONBELFRAGBRGERAUTITACANUSACANESPBELMONGBRAUTITAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1974-10-06Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1DNF−92
1974-09-08Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1DNF−43
1974-08-18Red Bull RingFormula 1P10+76
1974-07-20Brands HatchFormula 1DNF−96
1974-05-26Circuit de MonacoFormula 1DNF−104
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+131Red Bull Ring 1971Formula 1P3
+114Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1972Formula 1P5
+103Mosport 1972Formula 1P7
+98Nürburgring 1971Formula 1P6
+85Nivelles-Baulers 1974Formula 1P10
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Red Bull Ring4 starts+33
Struggles
Watkins Glen International4 starts-33
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza4 starts-18
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1974▸Formula 1Team Lotus700400P17−1595,541
1973▸Formula 1Iso Marlboro100000P18+245,700
1972▸Formula 1Surtees1200602P12−1345,676
1971▸Formula 1Brabham1001405P9+115,809
1970▸Formula 1De Tomaso400400P17+4,4495,799
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Schenken finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇿 Denny Hulme6,3183382524%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,24233122136%
🇬🇧 Graham Hill6,13033161748%
🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx5,93133102330%
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi5,8233282425%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,2123172423%
🇳🇿 Chris Amon5,7682992031%
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise5,7642972224%
🇫🇷 François Cevert6,29427101737%
🇫🇷 Henri Pescarolo5,65627131448%
🇬🇧 Jackie StewartHigher-rated, 3× champion6,6692652119%
🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated6,5521871139%
🇿🇦 Jody ScheckterHigher-rated, 1× champion6,39192722%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Tim Schenken is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Schenken has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 34 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,541 ranks Schenken 580th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Tim Schenken[1]
Supercars.net
27 Jan 2025
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When Tim Schenken built racecars[2]
V8 Sleuth
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Interview: Tim Schenken[3]
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5 Mar 2023
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