Driver · Germany · born 11 July 1943

Rolf Stommelen

Entered 63 championship Grands Prix across 1969–1978 for Brabham, Arrows and 6 other constructors; 1 podium, best finish 3rd.

Seasons: —9 with an entry
Entries: 63
Starts: 549 did not start
Wins: 0
Podiums: 1
Poles: 0
Fastest laps: 0
Best finish: P3

Where each championship finished

Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.

The numbers behind this chart

Where each championship finished
Season	Constructor	Position	Points
1970	Brabham	11	10
1971	Surtees	19	3
1976	Brabham	19	1

Season by season

The same on all 9 rows: Wins — 0; Poles — 0; FL — 0.

Season by season
Season	Constructor	Entries	Podiums	Best	Championship	Points scored
1978	Arrows	14	0	P9	—	0
1976	Brabham,Hesketh	3	0	P6	19	1
1975	Hill,Lola	6	0	P7	—	0
1974	Lola	4	0	P11	—	0
1973	Brabham	4	0	P11	—	0
1972	Eifelland	8	0	P10	—	0
1971	Surtees	10	0	P5	19	3
1970	Brabham	13	1	P3	11	10
1969	Team Lotus	1	0	P8	—	0

“Points scored” adds up every point from the races. The championship column is where the season actually finished, which before 1991 could be lower once dropped scores were applied. Open a season for its full table.

Team-mates

Team-mates
Season	Team-mate	Constructor	Races	Qualifying	Race	Points
1978	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	0–10	0–3	0–11
1976	Carlos Pace	Brabham	2	0–2	0–1	1–3
1976	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	1	0–1	none	1–0
1976	Lella Lombardi	Brabham	1	1–0	none	1–0
1976	Harald Ertl	Hesketh	1	0–1	none	0–0
1975	Tony Brise	Hill	2	0–2	0–1	0–0
1975	François Migault	Hill	1	1–0	none	0–0
1975	Graham Hill	Lola	3	2–1	0–2	0–0
1974	Graham Hill	Lola	4	4–0	1–1	0–0
1973	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham	4	1–3	0–2	0–4
1973	Wilson Fittipaldi	Brabham	4	1–3	0–2	0–2
1971	John Surtees	Surtees	10	5–5	2–2	3–3
1971	Brian Redman	Surtees	1	1–0	0–1	0–0
1971	Derek Bell	Surtees	1	1–0	none	2–0
1971	Gijs van Lennep	Surtees	1	1–0	none	0–0
1971	Mike Hailwood	Surtees	1	0–1	none	0–3
1970	Sir Jack Brabham	Brabham	13	2–11	1–2	10–25
1970	Derek Bell	Brabham	1	1–0	none	2–0
1970	Gus Hutchison	Brabham	1	1–0	none	0–0
1970	Peter de Klerk	Brabham	1	1–0	none	0–0
1969	Graham Hill	Team Lotus	1	0–1	0–1	0–3
1969	Hans Herrmann	Team Lotus	1	1–0	none	0–0
1969	Jo Bonnier	Team Lotus	1	0–1	none	0–0
1969	Jo Siffert	Team Lotus	1	0–1	1–0	0–2
1969	Jochen Rindt	Team Lotus	1	0–1	none	0–0
1969	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	1	0–1	none	0–0

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A team-mate is anyone entered for the same constructor in the same Grand Prix, and each pair of figures is Rolf Stommelen’s first. Races counts every Grand Prix both were entered for, started or not. Qualifying counts the races both have a qualifying position in; Race only those both were classified in, so a retirement on either side counts for neither, and reads none where there was no such race; Points are each driver’s own from those Grands Prix, before any dropped scores and without Sprint points. Before the 1980s a constructor’s cars were often entered by private teams as well as its own, so a pairing then can be two drivers who never shared a garage. The figures say who was ahead, not who was better.

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Every entry 63 entries

Every entry
Season	Grand Prix	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Result	Out	Laps	Points
1978	Canadian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1978	United States Grand Prix	Arrows	—	22	16	Finished	54	0
1978	Italian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	—	DNPQ	DNPQ	—	0
1978	Dutch Grand Prix	Arrows	—	—	DNPQ	DNPQ	—	0
1978	Austrian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	—	DNPQ	DNPQ	—	0
1978	German Grand Prix	Arrows	—	17	DSQ	Illegal pit stop	42	0
1978	British Grand Prix	Arrows	—	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1978	French Grand Prix	Arrows	—	21	15	Finished	53	0
1978	Swedish Grand Prix	Arrows	—	24	14	Finished	67	0
1978	Spanish Grand Prix	Arrows	—	19	14	Finished	71	0
1978	Belgian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	17	DNF	Spun off	26	0
1978	Monaco Grand Prix	Arrows	—	19	DNF	Unwell	38	0
1978	United States Grand Prix West	Arrows	—	18	9	Finished	79	0
1978	South African Grand Prix	Arrows	—	21	9	Finished	77	0
1976	Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	BT45	11	DNF	Fuel system	41	0
1976	Dutch Grand Prix	Hesketh	308D	25	12	Finished	72	0
1976	German Grand Prix	Brabham	—	15	6	Car seized by police	14	1
1975	Italian Grand Prix	Hill	GH1	23	DNF	Accident	3	0
1975	Austrian Grand Prix	Hill	GH1	25	16	Finished	27	0
1975	Spanish Grand Prix	Hill	GH1	9	DNF	Accident	25	0
1975	South African Grand Prix	Lola	—	14	7	Finished	78	0
1975	Brazilian Grand Prix	Lola	—	23	14	Finished	39	0
1975	Argentine Grand Prix	Lola	—	19	13	Finished	51	0
1974	United States Grand Prix	Lola	T370	21	12	Finished	54	0
1974	Canadian Grand Prix	Lola	T370	11	11	Finished	78	0
1974	Italian Grand Prix	Lola	T370	14	DNF	Suspension	25	0
1974	Austrian Grand Prix	Lola	T370	13	DNF	Accident	14	0
1973	Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	—	18	12	Finished	76	0
1973	Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	—	9	12	Finished	54	0
1973	Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	—	17	DNF	Wheel	21	0
1973	German Grand Prix	Brabham	—	16	11	Finished	14	0
1972	Austrian Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	17	15	Finished	48	0
1972	German Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	14	DNF	Electrical	6	0
1972	British Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	25	10	Finished	71	0
1972	French Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	15	16	Finished	37	0
1972	Belgian Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	20	11	Finished	83	0
1972	Monaco Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	25	10	Finished	77	0
1972	Spanish Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	17	DNF	Accident	15	0
1972	South African Grand Prix	Eifelland	21	25	13	Finished	77	0
1971	Canadian Grand Prix	Surtees	—	23	DNF	Overheating	26	0
1971	Italian Grand Prix	Surtees	—	23	DNS	Accident	—	0
1971	Austrian Grand Prix	Surtees	—	12	7	Finished	54	0
1971	German Grand Prix	Surtees	—	12	10	Finished	11	0
1971	British Grand Prix	Surtees	—	12	5	Finished	67	2
1971	French Grand Prix	Surtees	—	10	11	Finished	53	0
1971	Dutch Grand Prix	Surtees	—	10	DSQ	Push start	19	0
1971	Monaco Grand Prix	Surtees	—	16	6	Finished	79	1
1971	Spanish Grand Prix	Surtees	—	19	DNF	Fuel pressure	9	0
1971	South African Grand Prix	Surtees	—	15	12	Finished	77	0
1970	Mexican Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	17	DNF	Fuel system	15	0
1970	United States Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	19	12	Finished	104	0
1970	Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	18	DNF	Handling	23	0
1970	Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	17	5	Finished	68	2
1970	Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	17	3	Finished	60	4
1970	German Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	11	5	Finished	49	2
1970	British Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	—	DNS	DNS	—	0
1970	French Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	14	7	Finished	38	0
1970	Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1970	Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	7	5	Finished	28	2
1970	Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	—	DNQ	DNQ	—	0
1970	Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	17	DNF	Engine	43	0
1970	South African Grand Prix	Brabham	BT33	15	DNF	Engine	23	0
1969	German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	59B	21	8	Finished	13	0

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Where this comes from

Born: 11 Jul 1943
Died: —
Nationality: Germany
Status: —
Provenance: Added to the register from the podium harvest: reached a podium without ever winning a race, taking pole or setting a fastest lap.
Wins: 0 derived · 0 published
Poles: 0 derived
Fastest laps: 0 derived
External source: F1DB career totals, v2026.18.0
Confidence: reference
Source: https://github.com/f1db/f1db

Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.