Yves Cabantous is a racing driver from France who last raced in Formula 1 for HWM. Cabantous has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,654 ranks Cabantous 606th 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.
| 1953-09-13 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P15 | +16 |
| 1953-07-05 | Reims-Gueux | P14 | −1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | HWM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +15 | 4,654 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | HWM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +9 | 4,640 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Talbot-Lago | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | P15 | −4 | 4,631 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Talbot-Lago | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | P13 | −165 | 4,635 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Nino Farina | 5,565 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | 4,858 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇦🇷 Juan Fangio | 6,092 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari | 5,339 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi | 5,038 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇦🇷 José Froilán González | 5,180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Luigi Fagioli | 5,127 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin | 4,669 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇲🇨 Louis Chiron | 4,414 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇧🇪 Johnny Claes | 4,371 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Yves Cabantous was a French racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the early years of the World Championship, between 1950 and 1953. He made 13 starts for HWM and Talbot-Lago, spending most of his effort with the latter, which fielded him in ten of his entries. He never finished on a podium and accumulated no championship points across his four seasons. His average finishing position of eighth place among classified races reflects a driver operating at the fringe of the contemporary Grand Prix field.[1]
Cabantous raced during an era dominated by Farina, Fangio, and Ascari; his record against these champions shows the gulf in pace. He finished behind Farina in all eight of their shared races and behind Ascari in all five. Against Fangio, who was establishing himself as the dominant force of the period, Cabantous managed a single finish ahead of the Argentine, a result notable chiefly because of Fangio's stature. His most consistent competitive showing came against Louis Rosier, whom he out-finished on two occasions from six shared races. These head-to-head records indicate Cabantous was a peripheral competitor in a field of exceptionally talented drivers and historic champions, unable to sustain a position among the front-running machinery and talents of the era.[2]