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 4,293 ranks Schenken 859th 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.
| 1974-10-06 | Watkins Glen | DNF | −99 |
| 1974-09-08 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −48 |
| 1974-08-18 | Red Bull Ring | P10 | +68 |
| 1974-07-20 | Brands Hatch | DNF | −101 |
| 1974-05-26 | Circuit de Monaco | DNF | −107 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | ▸Formula 1 | Team Lotus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −194 | 4,293 |
| 1973 | ▸Formula 1 | Iso Marlboro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +18 | 4,487 |
| 1972 | ▸Formula 1 | Surtees | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | P19 | −193 | 4,469 |
| 1971 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | P14 | −15 | 4,662 |
| 1970 | ▸Formula 1 | De Tomaso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −123 | 4,677 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Jackie Stewart | 5,923 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | 3,999 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇳🇿 Denny Hulme | 5,522 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Graham Hill | 5,097 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% |
| 🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni | 5,253 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson | 5,168 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇳🇿 Howden Ganley | 4,943 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4,768 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 François Cevert | 5,337 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | 4,915 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
Tim Schenken was an Australian single-seater driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1970 and 1974, amassing 34 starts for Team Lotus. He scored a single podium finish, at the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix, and accumulated seven championship points across five seasons. His average finishing position of P10.1 in classified races placed him in the upper half of mid-field territories, though the strength of his competition and his head-to-head records against them tell a more instructive story about his standing in the grid.[1]
Schenken's most frequent opponents were established front-runners and champions. Against Jackie Stewart, a three-time world champion, he never finished ahead in eleven meetings; the same pattern held against Denny Hulme and Clay Regazzoni, both considerably stronger drivers. Against Emerson Fittipaldi, a two-time champion, Schenken managed one finish ahead in eleven shared races. His record against Graham Hill, a three-time champion, was more competitive at 6 finishes ahead to 3 behind, suggesting relative strength against Hill in particular. Ronnie Peterson, another front-running professional, was beaten three times by Schenken in eight encounters. The driver's occasional victories over stronger competitors like Niki Lauda, Carlos Reutemann and John Watson represent isolated results rather than patterns of competitive advantage. His career trajectory saw him remain with mid-field machinery, notably spending twelve starts with Surtees, a team that recorded no race wins during the period it fielded him.[2]