Toulo de Graffenried is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Formula 1 for Maserati. de Graffenried has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 22 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,915 ranks de Graffenried 370th 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.
| 1956-09-02 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P7 | +68 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +68 | 5,029 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +34 | 4,961 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | P8 | +276 | 4,928 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +23 | 4,651 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | P15 | −187 | 4,628 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Maserati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +16 | 4,816 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 5,565 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 5,339 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn | 5,537 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | 4,981 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇬🇧 Stirling Moss | 5,388 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 5,180 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto | 4,946 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | 4,371 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
Toulo de Graffenried was a Swiss amateur driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1956, starting in the very first World Championship race at Silverstone. Across 22 starts, he never won a race or reached the podium, though he scored nine championship points across his six seasons; his average finishing position among classified finishes was seventh. He raced primarily for Maserati, a team that fielded Juan Fangio among its 86 drivers across its history but lacked the competitive advantage of the dominant Ferrari and Alfa Romeo entries of the early 1950s.[1]
De Graffenried's record against his contemporaries reveals the competitive gulf he faced. Against the era's leading drivers, he was consistently outpaced; he finished behind five-time champion Juan Fangio in all six of their meetings, behind one-time champions Nino Farina in nine races and Alberto Ascari in eight races. He did manage isolated victories over strong drivers: he beat future champion Mike Hawthorn once, Stirling Moss three times, and two-time champion Ascari twice across their encounters. Against Louis Rosier, a fellow midfield driver, he held a clear advantage of six finishes ahead to two. De Graffenried represents the substantial band of drivers who populated early Formula 1 grids but lacked either the equipment or the outright pace to challenge for points consistently; his seven-year involvement nonetheless connected him to the sport's foundation era.[2]