Jacques Swaters

Jacques Swaters is an American Formula 1 driver with 7 race starts from 1951 to 1954, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 0 podiums and 0 championship points.

Swaters's first start was the 1951 German Grand Prix for Talbot-Lago, from 22nd on the grid, finishing 10th. The best season was 1953: 29th in the championship with 0 points, for Ferrari. The longest team-mate pairing was with Mike Hawthorn, 5 races: Swaters finished ahead 1 times to 4 when both were classified, and out-qualified Hawthorn 0 times to 5. 4 of the 7 starts ended in a retirement (57%).

Nationality: American
Born: 30 Oct 1926
Active: 1951 to 1954, 3 seasons
Teams: Talbot-Lago, Ferrari

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
7	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	4	7th	29th

Compare with team-mates: Mike Hawthorn. 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
1954	Ferrari	3	37th
1953	Ferrari	2	29th
1951	Talbot-Lago	2	38th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Talbot-Lago	1951	2	0	0	0	0
Ferrari	1953–1954	5	0	0	0	0

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status
1954 Spanish Grand Prix	Ferrari	19	R	Engine
1954 Swiss Grand Prix	Ferrari	16	8	+8 Laps
1954 Belgian Grand Prix	Ferrari	14	R	Engine
1953 Swiss Grand Prix	Ferrari	13	R	Spun off
1953 German Grand Prix	Ferrari	19	7	+1 Lap
1951 Italian Grand Prix	Talbot-Lago	22	R	Overheating
1951 German Grand Prix	Talbot-Lago	22	10	+2 Laps