Rolf Stommelen

born 11 Jul 1943 · raced 1970–1978

54Races

0Wins

1Podiums

15Top 10s

10.32Avg Position

17.37Avg Grid Pos

Rolf Stommelen was a versatile German racer whose career spanned Formula 1, sports cars, and touring car racing. Known for his resilience, he competed in 54 Formula 1 Grands Prix, often in privateer entries, achieving a best finish of third at the 1970 Austrian Grand Prix. While his F1 career didn't yield wins, Stommelen found significant success in endurance racing, notably winning the Daytona 24 Hours. His career was marked by incredible determination, overcoming serious accidents to continue competing at the highest levels of motorsport.

Top Teams

Team	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Brabham	1	10	14
Surtees	0	3	10
Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	1	2
Embassy Hill	0	0	3
Hesketh	0	0	1
March	0	0	8
Lola	0	0	7
Arrows	0	0	9

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Red Bull Ring	0.67	6
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	0.33	6
Circuit de Monaco	0.33	3
Nürburgring	0.25	4
Mosport International Raceway	0	3
Watkins Glen	0	3
Jarama	0	3
Kyalami	0	5

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

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

John Surtees10 shared races · Compare with John Surtees (1971)
Jack Brabham10 shared races · Compare with Jack Brabham (1970)
Riccardo Patrese8 shared races · Compare with Riccardo Patrese (1978)
Graham Hill4 shared races · Compare with Graham Hill (1974)
Carlos Reutemann4 shared races · Compare with Carlos Reutemann (1973)
Wilson Fittipaldi4 shared races · Compare with Wilson Fittipaldi (1973)

Season by season

Rolf Stommelen season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
1978	—	0
1976	20	1
1975	—	0
1974	34	0
1973	—	0
1972	—	0
1971	20	3
1970	11	10

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Rolf Stommelen was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1978	Arrows	Riccardo Patrese vs Rolf Stommelen	8–0	6–2	8–0
1974	Lola	Graham Hill vs Rolf Stommelen	0–4	3–1	0–0
1973	Brabham	Carlos Reutemann vs Rolf Stommelen	3–1	3–1	4–0
1973	Brabham	Rolf Stommelen vs Wilson Fittipaldi	1–3	1–3	0–2
1971	Surtees	Rolf Stommelen vs John Surtees	4–6	4–6	3–3
1970	Brabham	Jack Brabham vs Rolf Stommelen	8–2	6–4	13–10

Circuits raced

8 circuitsShow all▾

Race results

197814 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1978
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Canadian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not prequalify
United States Grand Prix	Arrows	22	P16
Italian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not prequalify
Dutch Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not prequalify
Austrian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not prequalify
German Grand Prix	Arrows	23	Disqualified
British Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not qualify
French Grand Prix	Arrows	21	P15
Swedish Grand Prix	Arrows	24	P14
Spanish Grand Prix	Arrows	19	P14
Belgian Grand Prix	Arrows	17	Spun off
Monaco Grand Prix	Arrows	19	Driver unwell
United States Grand Prix West	Arrows	18	P9
South African Grand Prix	Arrows	22	P9

Earlier seasons1970–1976 (7 seasons)▾

19763 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1976
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	Fuel system	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Hesketh	25	P12	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	15	P6	1

19756 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1975
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Italian Grand Prix	Embassy Hill	23	Accident
Austrian Grand Prix	Embassy Hill	25	P16
Spanish Grand Prix	Lola	9	Accident
South African Grand Prix	Embassy Hill	14	P7
Brazilian Grand Prix	Lola	23	P14
Argentine Grand Prix	Lola	19	P13

19744 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1974
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
United States Grand Prix	Lola	21	P12
Canadian Grand Prix	Lola	11	P11
Italian Grand Prix	Lola	14	Suspension
Austrian Grand Prix	Lola	13	Accident

19734 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1973
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	18	P12
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	9	P12
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	17	Wheel
German Grand Prix	Brabham	16	P11

19728 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1972
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Austrian Grand Prix	March	17	Engine
German Grand Prix	March	14	Electrical
British Grand Prix	March	25	P10
French Grand Prix	March	15	P16
Belgian Grand Prix	March	20	P11
Monaco Grand Prix	March	25	P10
Spanish Grand Prix	March	17	Accident
South African Grand Prix	March	25	P13

197110 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1971
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Canadian Grand Prix	Surtees	23	Overheating	0
Italian Grand Prix	Surtees	23	Accident	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Surtees	12	P7	0
German Grand Prix	Surtees	12	P10	0
British Grand Prix	Surtees	12	P5	2
French Grand Prix	Surtees	10	P11	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Surtees	18	Disqualified	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Surtees	16	P6	1
Spanish Grand Prix	Surtees	19	Fuel pressure	0
South African Grand Prix	Surtees	15	P12	0

197012 races▾

Rolf Stommelen race results in 1970
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Mexican Grand Prix	Brabham	17	Fuel system	0
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	19	P12	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	18	Handling	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	17	P5	2
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	17	P3	4
German Grand Prix	Brabham	11	P5	2
French Grand Prix	Brabham	14	P7	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	—	Did not qualify	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	7	P5	2
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	—	Did not qualify	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	17	Engine	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	15	Engine	0