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Peter Hirt

  • 1951–1953
  • HIR
  • Born 30 March 1910 in Lenzburg
  • Died 28 June 1992

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position19
  • Avg finish9
  • Retirement rate60%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+12
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsVeritas (1951) · Ferrari (1952–1953)

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: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951195219533 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195119521953
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1951Veritas10–
1952Ferrari30–
1953Ferrari10–

Every race

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

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1951Swiss Grand PrixVeritas16DNF
1952Swiss Grand PrixFerrari19P7
French Grand PrixsharedFerrari–P11
British Grand PrixFerrari24DNF
1953Swiss Grand PrixFerrari17DNF

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
Nino Farina1952–19530:10:3+11.82%0 : 12Compare
Piero Taruffi19520:20:2–0 : 19Compare
Rudi Fischer19520:20:2–0 : 6Compare
Alberto Ascari1952–19530:10:2–0 : 27Compare
Louis Rosier1952–19530:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Franco Comotti19521:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Roy Salvadori19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Peter Whitehead19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
André Simon19520:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jacques Swaters19530:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Hawthorn19530:00:1–0 : 4Compare
Luigi Villoresi19530:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Max de Terra19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Piero Carini19520:00:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Peter Hirt 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
Bremgarten37