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Hans Herrmann

  • 1953–1969
  • HER
  • Born 23 February 1928 in Stuttgart
  • Died 9 January 2026

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position12.4
  • Avg finish8.3
  • Retirement rate44%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+41
  • Points scored10
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsVeritas (1953) · Mercedes (1954–1955) · Maserati (1957–1958) · Cooper (1959) · BRM (1959) · Porsche (1960–1961) · Brabham (1966) · Lotus (1969)

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

5 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 5 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P7 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P22 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P24 1961: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1966: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 0 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953195919695 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 5 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P7 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P22 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P24 1961: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1966: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1969: 0 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195319581969
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1953Veritas10–
1954Mercedes518P7
1955Mercedes11P22
1957Maserati10–
1958Maserati30–
1959Cooper, BRM20–
1960Porsche11P24
1961Porsche30–
1966Brabham10–
1969Lotus00–

Every race

21 entries, 18 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 21 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1953German Grand PrixVeritas14P9
1954French Grand Prixfastest lapMercedes7DNF1
German Grand PrixMercedes4DNF
Swiss Grand PrixMercedes7P34
Italian Grand PrixMercedes8P43
Spanish Grand PrixMercedes9DNF
1955Argentine Grand PrixMercedes10P41
Monaco Grand PrixMercedes–DNQ
1957Monaco Grand PrixMaserati–DNQ
German Grand PrixMaserati11DNF
1958German Grand PrixMaserati20DNF
Italian Grand PrixMaserati18DNF
Moroccan Grand PrixMaserati18P9
1959British Grand PrixCooper19DNF
German Grand PrixBRM11DNF
1960Italian Grand PrixPorsche10P61
1961Monaco Grand PrixPorsche12P9
Dutch Grand PrixPorsche12P15
German Grand PrixPorsche11P13
1966German Grand PrixBrabham22P11
1969German Grand PrixLotus–DNS

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
Juan Manuel Fangio1954–19570:30:7+2.67%9 : 55Compare
Karl Kling1954–19550:12:4+1.51%10 : 13Compare
Jo Bonnier1958–19611:10:5+1.19%0 : 2Compare
Dan Gurney19610:30:3+1.12%0 : 2Compare
Masten Gregory1957–19590:10:4+4.67%0 : 0Compare
Carel Godin de Beaufort19611:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Wolfgang Seidel1953–19581:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Brabham1959–19660:10:2–0 : 17Compare
Gerino Gerini19581:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Stirling Moss19550:10:1–2 : 1Compare
Theo Helfrich19531:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Harry Schell1957–19590:00:2+2.42%0 : 0Compare
Edgar Barth19601:01:0–1 : 0Compare
Oswald Karch19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Willi Heeks19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Erwin Bauer19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ernst Loof19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Hermann Lang19540:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Paco Godia19570:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Horace Gould19570:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jean Behra19570:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Giorgio Scarlatti19570:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bruce Halford19570:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Denny Hulme19660:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Alan Rees19660:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Kurt Ahrens, Jr.19660:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Anderson19660:00:1–0 : 0Compare
John Taylor19660:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Fairman19590:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Ian Burgess19590:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Taylor19590:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bruce McLaren19590:00:1–0 : 4.5Compare
Maurice Trintignant19590:00:1–0 : 2Compare
Chris Bristow19590:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Henry Taylor19590:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Peter Ashdown19590:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ivor Bueb19590:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Maria Teresa de Filippis19580:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Giulio Cabianca19580:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Carroll Shelby19580:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Hans Herrmann 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
Nürburgring611
Monza35