André Simon

André Simon is a French Formula 1 driver with 11 race starts from 1951 to 1957, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 0 championship points.

Simon's first start was the 1951 French Grand Prix for Simca, from 21st on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1951: 22nd in the championship with 0 points, for Simca. The longest team-mate pairing was with Robert Manzon, 5 races: Simon finished ahead 2 times to 2 when both were classified, and out-qualified Manzon 2 times to 3. 7 of the 11 starts ended in a retirement (64%).

Nationality: French
Born: 5 Jan 1920
Active: 1951 to 1957, 5 seasons
Teams: Simca, Ferrari, Mercedes, Maserati, Gordini

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
11	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	7	6th	22nd

Compare with team-mates: Robert Manzon. 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.

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
1957	Maserati	1	39th
1956	Maserati, Gordini	2	38th
1955	Mercedes, Maserati	2	61st
1952	Ferrari	2	25th
1951	Simca	4	22nd

By team

Team	Years	Starts
Simca	1951	4
Ferrari	1952	2
Mercedes	1955	1
Maserati	1955–1957	3
Gordini	1956	1

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status
1957 Italian Grand Prix	Maserati	16	11	+15 Laps
1957 Monaco Grand Prix	Maserati	PL	F	Did not qualify
1956 Italian Grand Prix	Gordini	25	9	+5 Laps
1956 French Grand Prix	Maserati	20	R	Engine
1955 British Grand Prix	Maserati	8	R	Gearbox
1955 Monaco Grand Prix	Mercedes	10	R	Engine
1952 Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	8	6	+1 Lap
1952 Swiss Grand Prix	Ferrari	4	R	Magneto
1951 Spanish Grand Prix	Simca	10	R	Engine
1951 Italian Grand Prix	Simca	11	6	+6 Laps
1951 German Grand Prix	Simca	12	R	Engine
1951 French Grand Prix	Simca	21	R	Engine