Rikky von Opel

Rikky von Opel is a Liechtensteiner Formula 1 driver with 10 race starts from 1973 to 1974, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 0 championship points.

Opel's first start was the 1973 French Grand Prix for Ensign, from 25th on the grid, finishing 15th. The best season was 1974: 28th in the championship with 0 points, for Brabham. 6 of the 10 starts ended in a retirement (60%).

Nationality: Liechtensteiner
Born: 14 Oct 1947
Active: 1973 to 1974, 2 seasons
Teams: Ensign, Brabham

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
10	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	6	9th	28th

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.

Bars: points per season, in the colour of that season's team (left scale). Line: championship position, first at the top (right scale). Hover or tap for the details of a season.

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Championship
1974	Brabham	4	0	0	0	0	28th
1973	Ensign	6	0	0	0	0	33rd

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Ensign	1973	6	0	0	0	0
Brabham	1974	4	0	0	0	0

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status
1974 French Grand Prix	Brabham	PL	F	Did not qualify
1974 Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	23	9	+2 Laps
1974 Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham	20	9	+1 Lap
1974 Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	PL	F	Did not qualify
1974 Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	22	R	Engine
1974 Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	24	R	Oil leak
1973 United States Grand Prix	Ensign	27	R	Throttle
1973 Canadian Grand Prix	Ensign	26	N	Not classified
1973 Italian Grand Prix	Ensign	17	R	Overheating
1973 Austrian Grand Prix	Ensign	19	R	Fuel system
1973 Dutch Grand Prix	Ensign	14	W	Withdrew
1973 British Grand Prix	Ensign	21	13	+6 Laps
1973 French Grand Prix	Ensign	25	15	+3 Laps