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Driver

Olivier Gendebien

 
Ignore non-championship races

Details
Date of BirthSaturday 12 January 1924
Date of DeathFriday 2 October 1998
Age of Death74 years, 8 months, 21 days
Born
Brussels
Belgium
F1 Career
Active Years1956, 1958–1961 (World Championship),
1952, 1956–1961 (overall)
Races Contested22
Average ClassificationMedian: 6, Mean: 6.31 (Standard deviation: 2.84)
Average Qualifying PositionMedian: 9, Mean: 9.37 (Standard deviation: 4.06)
Fastest Laps0
Average Fastest Lap PositionMedian: 13, Mean: 10.71 (Standard deviation: 4.59)
Races Led1
Laps Led3
Race Distance Led42 km
Debut1952 Frontières GP
Last Race1961 United States GP
Championships
World Championship
Drivers' Championship
1956 – 19th 
(2 points)
1958 – not classified
1959 – 15th 
(3 points)
1960 – 6th 
(10 points)
1961 – 13th 
(3 points)
Constructors' Championship
1958 – not classified
1959 – not classified
1960 – not classified
1961 – not classified
Records
Records Held TodayNone
Records Held At Retirement1. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1961 United States GP
Records Ever Broken1. Highest 5th Place Finish Ratio (100.00%) – set at 1956 Argentine GP,
2. Highest Constructors' Championship Points Score Ratio (100.00%) – set at 1959 ACF GP,
3. Highest Constructors' Championship Points Score Ratio (100.00%) – set at 1959 Italian GP,
4. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1960 United States GP,
5. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1961 Belgian GP,
6. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season (1) – set at 1961 United States GP

Partners
Team MateRacesYears
 Juan Manuel Fangio
4
1956
 Eugenio Castellotti
3
1956
 Luigi Musso
3
1956, 1958
 Peter Collins
4
1956, 1958
 Alfonso de Portago
1
1956
 Mike Hawthorn
3
1958
 Wolfgang von Trips
2
1958, 1961
 Phil Hill
6
1958–1961
 Tony Brooks
6
1959–1960
 Dan Gurney
2
1959
 Jean Behra
1
1959
 Cliff Allison
1
1959
 Chris Bristow
1
1960
 Henry Taylor
4
1960
 Bruce Halford
1
1960
 Lucien Bianchi
1
1961
 Richie Ginther
1
1961
 Masten Gregory
2
1961
Team RacesYears
Ferrari
9
1956, 1958–1959, 1961
Reg Parnell
5
1960
ENB
1
1961
BRP
1
1961
Car ManufacturerRacesYears
Veritas
2
1952
Ferrari
10
1956–1959, 1961
Cooper
5
1960
Emeryson
4
1961
Lotus
1
1961
Engine ManufacturerRacesYears
Veritas
2
1952
Ferrari
10
1956–1959, 1961
Climax
6
1960–1961
Maserati
4
1961
Tyre ManufacturerRacesYears
Englebert
5
1956, 1958
Dunlop
5
1959, 1961
Lubricant ManufacturerRacesYears
Shell
7
1956, 1958–1959
EntrantRacesYears
Scuderia Ferrari
8
1956, 1958–1959
Yeoman Credit Racing Team
5
1960
Equipe Nationale Belge
1
1961
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
1
1961
UDT Laystall Racing Team
1
1961
Chassis DesignerRacesYears
Ernst Loof
2
1952
Aurelio Lampredi
1
1956
Vittorio Jano
8
1956–1959, 1961
Carlo Chiti
6
1958–1959, 1961
Owen Maddock
5
1960
Paul Emery
3
1961
Colin Chapman
1
1961
Car ModelRacesYears
Veritas RS
2
1952
Ferrari 555 Supersqualo
1
1956
Ferrari 555
1
1956
Ferrari D50
2
1956–1957
Ferrari 246
3
1958
Ferrari 256
2
1959
Cooper T51
5
1960
Emeryson
1
1961
Emeryson 1003
3
1961
Ferrari 156
1
1961
Lotus 18/21
1
1961
Car NumberRacesYears
Car 34
3
1952, 1960–1961
Car 8
4
1952, 1957, 1960–1961
Car 38
3
1956, 1959
Car 44
2
1956, 1960
Car 20
2
1958
Car 2
1
1958
Car 22
1
1959
Car 14
1
1960
Car 7
1
1960
Car 10
1
1961
Car 26
1
1961
Car 12
1
1961
Car 21
1
1961

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