GridpediaGeorge Follmer
George Follmer is an American Formula 1 driver with 12 race starts from 1973, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 1 podium and 5 championship points.
Follmer's first start was the 1973 South African Grand Prix for Shadow, from 21st on the grid, finishing 6th. The best season was 1973: 13th in the championship with 5 points and 1 podium, for Shadow. The longest team-mate pairing was with Jackie Oliver, 12 races: Follmer finished ahead 6 times to 2 when both were classified, and out-qualified Oliver 5 times to 7. 5 of the 12 starts ended in a retirement (42%).
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 27 Jan 1934
- Active
- 1973, 1 season
- Teams
- Shadow
| Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Fastest laps | Laps led | Points | DNFs | Best finish | Best championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 5 | 5 | 3rd | 13th |
Compare with team-mates: Jackie Oliver, Graham Hill. Or anyone else.
Season by season
Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.
Every race
| Race | Team | Grid | Finish | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 United States Grand Prix | Shadow | 20 | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 1973 Canadian Grand Prix | Shadow | 13 | 17 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 1973 Italian Grand Prix | Shadow | 21 | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 1973 Austrian Grand Prix | Shadow | 20 | R | Differential | 0 |
| 1973 German Grand Prix | Shadow | 21 | R | Accident | 0 |
| 1973 Dutch Grand Prix | Shadow | 22 | 10 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 1973 British Grand Prix | Shadow | 25 | R | Collision | 0 |
| 1973 French Grand Prix | Shadow | 20 | R | Fuel system | 0 |
| 1973 Swedish Grand Prix | Shadow | 19 | 14 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 1973 Belgian Grand Prix | Shadow | 11 | R | Throttle | 0 |
| 1973 Spanish Grand Prix | Shadow | 14 | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 1973 South African Grand Prix | Shadow | 21 | 6 | +2 Laps | 1 |