Arturo Merzario F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Arturo Merzario F1 records and statistics across a Formula 1 career that produced 57 official Grand Prix starts and 11 points. The Italian began his World Championship career with Ferrari before later racing for several constructors and eventually his own Merzario team.

Merzario made 11 official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari during the 1972 and 1973 seasons. His Scuderia record includes no victories, podiums, pole positions or fastest laps, but seven championship points.

Arturo Merzario Formula 1 career statistics

Arturo Merzario competed in Formula 1 from 1972 through 1979.

He accumulated 85 World Championship entries but made 57 official Grand Prix starts, scoring 11 points without recording a victory, podium finish, pole position or fastest lap.

Arturo Merzario makes his Formula 1 debut with Ferrari

Merzario made his Formula 1 World Championship debut with Ferrari at the 1972 British Grand Prix.

He finished sixth and scored a championship point on his first Formula 1 start.

Arturo Merzario’s 1972 Ferrari season

Merzario made two official Ferrari starts during 1972.

His sixth-place result on debut provided the single point he scored during his first Formula 1 season.

Arturo Merzario’s 1973 Ferrari season

Merzario became a more regular member of Ferrari’s Formula 1 line-up during 1973 and made nine Grand Prix starts.

He scored six points during the campaign and finished 12th in the Drivers’ Championship.

Arturo Merzario’s best Ferrari result

Merzario’s best Formula 1 race finish with Ferrari was fourth place.

Although his 11 Scuderia starts never produced a podium, three of them resulted in championship points.

Arturo Merzario Ferrari F1 statistics

Merzario made 11 official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari from 11 race entries.

His Ferrari record consists of no victories, no podium finishes, no pole positions, no fastest laps and seven points.

Arturo Merzario leaves Ferrari

Merzario left Ferrari after the 1973 season and continued his Formula 1 career with privately entered Iso-Marlboro machinery.

He scored another four points during 1974, bringing his complete career total to 11.

Arturo Merzario and Niki Lauda’s 1976 Nürburgring accident

One of Merzario’s most important connections to Ferrari history came after his period as a Scuderia driver.

Following Niki Lauda’s fiery accident at the 1976 German Grand Prix, Merzario stopped at the scene alongside other drivers and helped extract the Ferrari driver from the wreckage. Formula 1 has credited Merzario with reaching into the cockpit to release Lauda’s safety belts.

Arturo Merzario’s later Formula 1 career

Merzario subsequently competed with Williams, Fittipaldi, March and Shadow machinery before establishing his own Formula 1 operation.

The later years of his career contained numerous qualifying attempts but comparatively few race starts.

Arturo Merzario establishes his own Formula 1 team

Merzario entered Formula 1 machinery under his own name during 1978 and 1979.

He accumulated 30 World Championship entries for the Merzario constructor but converted only 10 into official race starts.

Why Arturo Merzario has 85 entries but only 57 starts

Merzario’s career contains one of the largest entries-versus-starts differences among the Ferrari drivers covered by this database.

He accumulated 85 World Championship entries but only 57 official starts, largely because many later appearances ended in qualifying or pre-qualifying rather than a Grand Prix start.

Arturo Merzario F1 career by constructor

Merzario’s Formula 1 career included Ferrari, Iso-Marlboro, Williams, Fittipaldi, March, Shadow and his own Merzario machinery.

Ferrari accounted for 11 official starts and seven of the 11 points he scored during his complete Formula 1 career.

Arturo Merzario and Formula 1 podiums

Merzario did not record a Formula 1 World Championship podium finish.

His best race result was fourth place, achieved on three occasions during his career.

Arturo Merzario fastest laps

Merzario did not record a Formula 1 fastest lap.

For broader historical fastest-lap records, visit the F1 Fastest Laps & Race Performance Records database.

Arturo Merzario season-by-season F1 statistics

The season table begins with Merzario’s Ferrari debut in 1972 and follows his career through a succession of constructors and his own Formula 1 team.

His strongest final championship position was 12th in 1973 while driving for Ferrari.

Arturo Merzario’s place in Ferrari history

Merzario’s direct Ferrari Formula 1 career produced 11 starts and seven points, but his connection with the Scuderia’s history extends beyond those statistics.

His actions following Niki Lauda’s Nürburgring accident form an important part of one of the most consequential episodes in Ferrari’s Formula 1 history.

Arturo Merzario circuit records

Merzario scored points at several circuits during his Ferrari and subsequent Formula 1 campaigns but never finished on the podium.

Explore circuit-specific records in the F1 Circuit Records & Statistics database.

How Arturo Merzario’s F1 records are calculated

The statistics module distinguishes qualifying entries from actual race starts, which is particularly important for Merzario’s later Formula 1 career.

His Ferrari record is straightforward at 11 entries and 11 official starts, while his complete career consists of 85 entries but only 57 starts.

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