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André Simon

  • 1951–1957
  • SIM
  • Born 5 January 1920 in Paris
  • Died 11 July 2012
  • André Constant Simon

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position13.1
  • Avg finish8
  • Retirement rate64%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+27
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsSimca-Gordini (1951) · Ferrari (1952) · Mercedes (1955) · Maserati (1955–1957) · Gordini (1956)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

4 1951: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195119521955195619574 1951: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195119551957
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1951Simca-Gordini40–
1952Ferrari20–
1955Mercedes, Maserati20–
1956Maserati, Gordini20–
1957Maserati10–

Every race

12 entries, 11 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 12 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1951French Grand PrixSimca-Gordini21DNF
German Grand PrixSimca-Gordini12DNF
Italian Grand PrixSimca-Gordini11P6
Spanish Grand PrixSimca-Gordini10DNF
1952Swiss Grand PrixFerrari4DNF
Italian Grand PrixFerrari8P6
1955Monaco Grand PrixMercedes10DNF
British Grand PrixMaserati8DNF
1956French Grand PrixMaserati20DNF
Italian Grand PrixGordini24P9
1957Monaco Grand PrixMaserati–DNQ
Italian Grand PrixMaserati16P11

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Robert Manzon1951–19560:02:3+0.55%0 : 0Compare
Maurice Trintignant19510:03:1−0.57%0 : 0Compare
Piero Taruffi1952–19561:00:3+1.35%0 : 9Compare
Louis Rosier1952–19561:02:1–0 : 0Compare
Luigi Villoresi1952–19560:10:2–0 : 4Compare
Jean Behra1955–19570:00:3+9.09%0 : 4Compare
Paco Godia1956–19570:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Horace Gould1955–19570:12:0−0.79%0 : 0Compare
Nino Farina19520:10:2–0 : 3Compare
Juan Manuel Fangio1955–19570:10:2+8.76%0 : 7Compare
Stirling Moss1955–19560:00:2–0 : 1Compare
Rudi Fischer19520:02:0–0 : 6Compare
Alberto Ascari19520:10:1–0 : 8.5Compare
Harry Schell19570:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Masten Gregory19570:10:1–0 : 3Compare
Giorgio Scarlatti19570:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Aldo Gordini19510:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Cesare Perdisa19560:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Roberto Mieres19550:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Peter Collins19550:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Roy Salvadori19550:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Luigi Musso19550:01:0–0 : 2Compare
Lance Macklin19550:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Hermano da Silva Ramos19560:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bruce Halford19570:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jo Bonnier19570:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Luigi Piotti19570:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ottorino Volonterio19570:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Peter Hirt19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: André Simon came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Monza48
Reims-Gueux2–