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Driver
See also: Entrant

Wolfgang Seidel

 
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Details
Date of BirthSunday 4 July 1926
Date of DeathSunday 1 March 1987
Age of Death60 years, 7 months, 28 days
Born
Dusseldorf
Germany
F1 Career
Active Years1953, 1958, 1960–1962 (World Championship),
1952–1953 (West German Championship),
1952–1953, 1958, 1960–1962 (overall)
Races Contested39
Average ClassificationMedian: 8.5, Mean: 9.38 (Standard deviation: 4.20)
Average Qualifying PositionMedian: 17, Mean: 17.07 (Standard deviation: 6.79)
Fastest Laps0
Average Fastest Lap PositionMedian: 20, Mean: 21.17 (Standard deviation: 5.49)
Races Led0
Debut1952 Grenzlandring Race
Last Race1962 Mexican GP
Championships
World Championship
Drivers' Championship
1953 – not classified
1958 – not classified
1960 – not classified
1961 – not classified
1962 – not classified
Constructors' Championship
1958 – not classified
1960 – not classified
1961 – not classified
1962 – not classified
West German Championship
Drivers' Championship
1952 – not classified
1953 – 6th 
(6 points)
Constructors' ChampionshipNot Classified
Records
Records Held TodayNone
Records Held At RetirementNone
Records Ever Broken1. Most 16th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1953 German GP,
2. Highest 16th Place Finish Ratio (100.00%) – set at 1953 German GP,
3. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1953 German GP,
4. Most 29th Place Qualifications (1) – set at 1953 German GP,
5. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1953 German GP,
6. Most 16th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1958 Belgian GP,
7. Highest 16th Place Finish Ratio (50.00%) – set at 1958 Belgian GP,
8. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1958 Belgian GP,
9. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1958 Belgian GP,
10. Most 16th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1958 German GP,
11. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1958 German GP,
12. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1958 German GP,
13. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1958 German GP,
14. Most 16th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1958 Moroccan GP,
15. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1958 Moroccan GP,
16. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1958 Moroccan GP,
17. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1958 Moroccan GP,
18. Most 16th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1960 Italian GP,
19. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1960 Italian GP,
20. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1960 Italian GP,
21. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1960 Italian GP,
22. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1961 Belgian GP,
23. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1961 Belgian GP,
24. Most 17th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1961 British GP,
25. Most 17th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1961 British GP,
26. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1961 British GP,
27. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1961 British GP,
28. Most 17th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1962 Dutch GP,
29. Most 17th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1962 Dutch GP,
30. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1962 Dutch GP,
31. Most 23rd Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1962 Dutch GP,
32. Most 28th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1962 Dutch GP,
33. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1962 Dutch GP,
34. Most 17th Place Finishes (1) – set at 1962 British GP,
35. Most 17th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1962 British GP,
36. Most 17th Place Qualifications in a Season (2) – set at 1962 British GP,
37. Most 23rd Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1962 British GP,
38. Most 28th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1962 British GP,
39. Most 29th Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1962 British GP

Partners
Team MateRacesYears
 Maurice Trintignant
2
1958
 Masten Gregory
1
1958
 Gerino Gerini
1
1958
 Michel May
1
1961
 Carel Godin de Beaufort
1
1962
 Ben Pon
1
1962
 Günther Seiffert
1
1962
Team RacesYears
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel
4
1953, 1960, 1962
Scuderia Centro Sud
2
1958
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
1
1958
Scuderia Colonia
4
1961
Ecurie Maarsbergen
1
1962
Car ManufacturerRacesYears
Veritas
5
1952–1953
Maserati
4
1958
Cooper
4
1958, 1960
Lotus
20
1961–1962
Porsche
5
1962
Emeryson
1
1962
Engine ManufacturerRacesYears
Veritas
5
1952–1953
Maserati
4
1958
Climax
19
1958, 1960–1962
Porsche
5
1962
BRM
6
1962
Tyre ManufacturerRacesYears
Pirelli
2
1958
Dunlop
7
1961–1962
EntrantRacesYears
Wolfgang Seidel
2
1953, 1960
Scuderia Centro Sud
2
1958
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
1
1958
Scuderia Colonia
4
1961
Ecurie Maarsbergen
1
1962
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel
2
1962
Chassis DesignerRacesYears
Ernst Loof
5
1952–1953
Vittorio Bellentani
4
1958
Gioacchino Colombo
4
1958
Owen Maddock
2
1958, 1960
Colin Chapman
20
1961–1962
Paul Emery
1
1962
Car ModelRacesYears
Veritas RS
5
1952–1953
Maserati 250F
4
1958
Cooper T43
1
1958
Cooper T45
1
1960
Cooper
2
1960
Lotus 18
14
1961
Porsche 718
5
1962
Emeryson 1004
1
1962
Lotus 24
6
1962
Car NumberRacesYears
Car 132
1
1952
Car 22
5
1953, 1958
Car 18
1
1958
Car 4
1
1958
Car 32
1
1958
Car 26
4
1958, 1961–1962
Car 10
1
1960
Car 20
1
1961
Car 28
2
1961
Car 5
1
1961
Car 40
1
1961
Car 48
2
1961
Car 52
1
1961
Car 15
1
1961
Car 24
2
1961–1962
Car 56
1
1961
Car 16
2
1961–1962
Car 17
2
1962
Car 11
3
1962
Car 44
1
1962
Car 34
1
1962
Car 8
1
1962
Car 2
1
1962

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