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Nino Vaccarella

  • 1961–1965
  • VAC
  • Born 4 March 1933 in Palermo
  • Died 23 September 2021

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position16
  • Avg finish12
  • Retirement rate25%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+8
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsDe Tomaso (1961) · Lotus (1962) · Porsche (1962) · Ferrari (1965)

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

2 1961: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1962: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1965: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1961196219652 1961: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1962: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1965: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19611965
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1961De Tomaso10–
1962Lotus, Porsche20–
1965Ferrari10–

Every race

5 entries, 4 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1961Italian Grand PrixDe Tomaso20DNF
1962Monaco Grand PrixLotus–DNQ
German Grand PrixPorsche15P15
Italian Grand PrixLotus14P9
1965Italian Grand PrixFerrari15P12

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
Dan Gurney19620:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Jo Bonnier19620:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Carel Godin de Beaufort19620:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Heini Walter19620:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Masten Gregory19621:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Lorenzo Bandini19650:10:1–0 : 3Compare
Roberto Bussinello19610:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Roberto Lippi19610:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Innes Ireland19620:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Trevor Taylor19620:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Maurice Trintignant19620:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Clark19620:00:1–0 : 0Compare
John Surtees19650:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Nino Vaccarella 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
Monza310.5