Wolfgang Seidel

Wolfgang Seidel is a German Formula 1 driver with 10 race starts from 1953 to 1962, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 0 championship points.

Seidel's first start was the 1953 German Grand Prix for Veritas, from 29th on the grid, finishing 16th. The best season was 1961: 37th in the championship with 0 points, for Lotus-Climax. 7 of the 10 starts ended in a retirement (70%).

Nationality: German
Born: 4 Jul 1926
Active: 1953 to 1962, 5 seasons
Teams: Veritas, Maserati, Cooper, Cooper-Climax, Lotus-Climax, Emeryson, Lotus-BRM

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
10	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	7	9th	37th

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	Championship
1962	Emeryson, Lotus-BRM	2	38th
1961	Lotus-Climax	3	37th
1960	Cooper-Climax	1	39th
1958	Maserati, Cooper	3	52nd
1953	Veritas	1	67th

By team

Team	Years	Starts
Veritas	1953	1
Maserati	1958	1
Cooper	1958	2
Cooper-Climax	1960	1
Lotus-Climax	1961	3
Emeryson	1962	1
Lotus-BRM	1962	1

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status
1962 German Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	PL	F	Did not qualify
1962 British Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	21	R	Brakes
1962 Dutch Grand Prix	Emeryson	20	N	Not classified
1961 Italian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	28	R	Engine
1961 German Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	23	R	Handling
1961 British Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	22	17	+17 Laps
1961 French Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	PL	W	Withdrew
1961 Belgian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	PL	W	Withdrew
1960 Italian Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	13	9	+6 Laps
1958 Moroccan Grand Prix	Cooper	20	R	Accident
1958 German Grand Prix	Cooper	17	R	Suspension
1958 Belgian Grand Prix	Maserati	17	R	Halfshaft
1953 German Grand Prix	Veritas	29	16	+4 Laps