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Jacques Swaters

  • 1951–1954
  • SWA
  • Born 30 October 1926 in Brussels
  • Died 10 December 2010

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position17.9
  • Avg finish8.3
  • Retirement rate57%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+32
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsTalbot-Lago (1951) · Ferrari (1953–1954)

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 1951: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951195319543 1951: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195119531954
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1951Talbot-Lago20–
1953Ferrari20–
1954Ferrari30–

Every race

8 entries, 7 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 8 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1951German Grand PrixTalbot-Lago22P10
Italian Grand PrixTalbot-Lago22DNF
1953Belgian Grand PrixFerrari–DNS
German Grand PrixFerrari19P7
Swiss Grand PrixFerrari13DNF
1954Belgian Grand PrixFerrari14DNF
Swiss Grand PrixFerrari16P8
Spanish Grand PrixFerrari19DNF

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
Mike Hawthorn1953–19540:10:5+9.21%0 : 17.5Compare
Louis Rosier1951–19531:12:2+2.97%0 : 0Compare
Nino Farina1953–19540:10:3+10.60%0 : 14Compare
José Froilán González19540:10:2–0 : 7.5Compare
Maurice Trintignant19540:00:3+8.96%0 : 6Compare
Pierre Levegh19510:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Claes19511:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Luigi Villoresi19531:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Alberto Ascari19531:00:2–0 : 10Compare
Yves Giraud-Cabantous19510:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Louis Chiron19510:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Umberto Maglioli19540:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Duncan Hamilton19510:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Philippe Étancelin19510:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Kurt Adolff19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Robert Manzon19540:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Peter Hirt19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Max de Terra19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Jacques Swaters 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
Nürburgring28.5
Bremgarten28