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Rolf Stommelen Germany
World Championship Career
| Year | Car | Race | Start | Won | Pod | Class | Best | Pole | Front | Best | Lap | Hat | Pts | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brabham | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 1971 | Surtees | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | ||||
| 1972 | March | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1973 | Brabham | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1974 | Lola | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1975 | Lola, Hill | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1976 | Hesketh, Brabham | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| 1978 | Arrows | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||
| Total | 62 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami | March 7, 1970 | Race results |
| Last race | Canadian Grand Prix | Gilles Villeneuve | October 8, 1978 | Race results |
Profile
After making his name taming the Porsche 917 sports car, Rolf entered Formula One with Brabham in 1970. From the off, he showed great promise with four top-six finishes, but seasons with Surtees and then the ugly Eifelland March all but destroyed his Formula One career.
An occasional drive with Brabham in 1974 provided a lifeline, and he was offered a drive with the Hill team for 1975, only to be injured in a crash at the Spanish Grand Prix, when his car flew into the crowd and killed four spectators.
When Rolf returned later in the year, he was off-form and was mainly away from Formula One until spending a season as an also-ran with Arrows in 1978, after which he returned to sports cars. He was killed in a crash at Riverside, California in 1983.
Reproduced from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One published by Carlton Books
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Latest Photos
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April 27, 1975 
The remains of Rolf Stommelen's Embassy Hill is lifted out of the spectator area after a high-speed accident killed five people © Sutton Images |
April 27, 1974 
The remains of the Hill GH1 of Rolf Stommelen © Getty Images |
July 4, 1972 
Rolf Stommelen exits the hairpin in his Eifelland-March 721 © Sutton Images |
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