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George Follmer

born 27 Jan 1934 · raced 1973

12Races
0Wins
1Podiums
4Top 10s
10.57Avg Position
18.92Avg Grid Pos

George Follmer, an American road racing versatile, made a brief but impactful foray into Formula 1 in 1973 with the Shadow team. Primarily known for his successes in Can-Am, Trans-Am, and NASCAR, Follmer adapted quickly to the top tier of single-seater racing. His aggressive yet smooth driving style earned him a podium finish at the 1973 Spanish Grand Prix, a remarkable achievement given his limited F1 experience. Follmer competed in 12 Grands Prix, securing 1 podiums before returning to his highly successful career in sports car and stock car racing.

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

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Season by season

George Follmer season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
19731305
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Teammate head-to-heads

Every season George Follmer was compared against a teammate
SeasonTeamMatchupRace
1973
Shadow
George Follmer vs Jackie Oliver9–2
1973
Shadow
George Follmer vs Graham Hill4–7
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Race results

197312 races▾
George Follmer race results in 1973
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
United States Grand PrixShadow20P140
Canadian Grand PrixShadow13P170
Italian Grand PrixShadow21P100
Austrian Grand PrixShadow20Differential0
German Grand PrixShadow21Accident0
Dutch Grand PrixShadow22P100
British Grand PrixShadow25Collision0
French Grand PrixShadow20Fuel system0
Swedish Grand PrixShadow19P140
Belgian Grand PrixShadow11Throttle0
Spanish Grand PrixShadow14P34
South African Grand PrixShadow21P61