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Franco Rol

  • 1950–1952
  • ROL
  • Born 5 June 1908 in Turin
  • Died 18 June 1977

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position13.4
  • Avg finish9
  • Retirement rate80%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+9
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsMaserati (1950, 1952) · O.S.C.A. (1951)

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

3 1950: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1950195119523 1950: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195019511952
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1950Maserati30–
1951O.S.C.A.10–
1952Maserati10–

Every race

5 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1950Monaco Grand PrixMaserati17DNF
French Grand PrixMaserati7DNF
Italian Grand PrixMaserati9DNF
1951Italian Grand PrixO.S.C.A.18P9
1952Italian Grand PrixMaserati16DNF

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
Louis Chiron19500:02:1−5.23%0 : 4Compare
José Froilán González1950–19520:01:2+4.00%0 : 6.5Compare
Felice Bonetto1950–19520:01:1−2.51%0 : 2Compare
Birabongse Bhanudej19500:01:1–0 : 2Compare
Emmanuel de Graffenried19500:01:1−3.27%0 : 0Compare
Reg Parnell19500:01:0–0 : 0Compare
David Hampshire19500:01:0–0 : 0Compare
David Murray19500:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Franco Comotti19500:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Pietsch19500:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gino Bianco19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Chico Landi19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Eitel Cantoni19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Franco Rol 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
Monza39