Oldest driver to start a race

Who is the oldest driver to start a race in Formula 1?

Louis Chiron holds the record with 55 years, 292 days (1955 Monaco Grand Prix).

Age at most recent race start. Ties share a rank. 789 drivers qualify; the top 25 are shown.

Rank	Driver	Age	Race
1	Louis Chiron	55 years, 292 days	1955 Monaco Grand Prix
2	Philippe Étancelin	55 years, 191 days	1952 French Grand Prix
3	Arthur Legat	54 years, 232 days	1953 Belgian Grand Prix
4	Luigi Fagioli	53 years, 22 days	1951 French Grand Prix
5	Adolf Brudes	52 years, 293 days	1952 German Grand Prix
6	Hans von Stuck	52 years, 260 days	1953 Italian Grand Prix
7	Bill Aston	52 years, 127 days	1952 German Grand Prix
8	Clemente Biondetti	52 years, 16 days	1950 Italian Grand Prix
9	Louis Rosier	50 years, 274 days	1956 German Grand Prix
10	Rudolf Schoeller	50 years, 98 days	1952 German Grand Prix
11	Felice Bonetto	50 years, 96 days	1953 Italian Grand Prix
12	Ernst Klodwig	50 years, 71 days	1953 German Grand Prix
13	Piero Taruffi	49 years, 326 days	1956 Italian Grand Prix
14	Chet Miller	49 years, 316 days	1952 Indianapolis 500
15	Yves Cabantous	48 years, 340 days	1953 Italian Grand Prix
16	Nino Farina	48 years, 218 days	1955 Belgian Grand Prix
17	Chico Landi	48 years, 192 days	1956 Argentine Grand Prix
18	Jack Fairman	48 years, 179 days	1961 Italian Grand Prix
19	Al Pease	47 years, 340 days	1969 Canadian Grand Prix
20	Sam Tingle	47 years, 189 days	1969 South African Grand Prix
21	Edgar Barth	47 years, 189 days	1964 German Grand Prix
22	Luigi Villoresi	47 years, 109 days	1956 Italian Grand Prix
23	John Love	47 years, 88 days	1972 South African Grand Prix
24	Duane Carter	47 years, 25 days	1960 Indianapolis 500
25	Juan Fangio	47 years, 12 days	1958 French Grand Prix