Drivers/Germany
Rolf Stommelen
- 1969–1978
- STO
- Born 11 July 1943 in Siegen
- Died 24 April 1983
- Rolf Johann Stommelen
- Starts5463 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums12% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P11
Career numbers
- Avg grid position17.1
- Avg finish10.4
- Retirement rate33%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+257
- Points scored14
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsLotus (1969) · Brabham (1970, 1973, 1976) · Surtees (1971) · Eifelland (1972) · Lola (1974–1975) · Hill (1975) · Hesketh (1976) · Arrows (1978)
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
Season by season
Every race
64 entries, 54 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryGerman Grand Prix 1969P8 · Lotus
- Last startUnited States Grand Prix 1978P16 · Arrows
All 64 races, season by season
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-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Brabham | 1970 | 1:2 | 2:8 | +1.42% | 10 : 13 | Compare |
| John Surtees | 1971 | 2:2 | 5:4 | +0.05% | 3 : 3 | Compare |
| Graham Hill | 1969–1975 | 1:4 | 5:2 | −0.65% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1978 | 0:3 | 0:8 | +2.54% | 0 : 8 | Compare |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1973–1976 | 0:2 | 1:4 | +1.63% | 1 : 4 | Compare |
| Wilson Fittipaldi | 1973 | 0:2 | 1:3 | +0.37% | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Tony Brise | 1975 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Carlos Pace | 1976 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 1 : 3 | Compare |
| Derek Bell | 1970–1971 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Siffert | 1969 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Brian Redman | 1971 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jochen Rindt | 1969 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Bonnier | 1969 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1969 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gijs van Lennep | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Harald Ertl | 1976 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter de Klerk | 1970 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| François Migault | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gus Hutchison | 1970 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Rolf Stommelen 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.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Ring | 6 | 1 | 10.3 | |
| Nürburgring | 5 | 8.8 | ||
| Kyalami | 5 | 10.3 | ||
| Monza | 5 | 8.5 | ||
| Jarama | 3 | 14 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 3 | 13.3 | ||
| Monaco | 3 | 8 | ||
| Mosport | 3 | 11.5 | ||
| Charade | 2 | 11.5 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 2 | 5 | ||
| Montjuïc | 2 | – | ||
| Zandvoort | 2 | 12 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 2 | 13 |