Drivers/Germany
Wolfgang von Trips
- 1956–1961
- VON
- Born 4 May 1928 in Cologne
- Died 10 September 1961
- Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips
- Starts2729 entries
- Wins27% of starts
- Podiums622% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position7.7
- Avg finish4.9
- Retirement rate26%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+55
- Points scored56
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsFerrari (1956–1961) · Porsche (1959) · Cooper (1960)
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
29 entries, 27 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryItalian Grand Prix 1956DNS · Ferrari
- First startArgentine Grand Prix 1957P6 · Ferrari
- First winDutch Grand Prix 1961P1 · Ferrari
- Last winBritish Grand Prix 1961P1 · Ferrari
- Last startItalian Grand Prix 1961DNF · Ferrari
All 29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hill | 1958–1961 | 7:5 | 8:11 | ±0.00% | 46 : 59 | Compare |
| Richie Ginther | 1960–1961 | 5:3 | 6:4 | −0.24% | 37 : 24 | Compare |
| Mike Hawthorn | 1957–1958 | 1:3 | 1:7 | +1.59% | 13 : 30 | Compare |
| Peter Collins | 1957–1958 | 1:1 | 0:6 | +1.62% | 11 : 14 | Compare |
| Willy Mairesse | 1960–1961 | 0:1 | 2:2 | −0.19% | 8 : 4 | Compare |
| Olivier Gendebien | 1958–1961 | 2:0 | 1:2 | +0.10% | 6 : 3 | Compare |
| Luigi Musso | 1957–1958 | 1:0 | 1:2 | +1.66% | 8 : 6 | Compare |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1957–1960 | 1:1 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| José Froilán González | 1957–1960 | 1:1 | 1:0 | – | 2 : 1 | Compare |
| Cliff Allison | 1959–1960 | 0:1 | 2:0 | −0.50% | 2 : 6 | Compare |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 1961 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −2.62% | 9 : 9 | Compare |
| Tony Brooks | 1959–1960 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Bruce McLaren | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Jack Brabham | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Roy Salvadori | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Pete Lovely | 1960 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Henry Taylor | 1960 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Alfonso de Portago | 1957 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Cesare Perdisa | 1957 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Alejandro de Tomaso | 1957 | 1:0 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ian Burgess | 1960 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ron Flockhart | 1960 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eugenio Castellotti | 1957 | 0:0 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Wolfgang von Trips 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zandvoort | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Monaco | 5 | 6.3 | ||
| Monza | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Reims-Gueux | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 | 5.5 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 6 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Boavista | 2 | 4.5 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 2 | 1 | 2 |