Cliff Allison F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Cliff Allison F1 records and statistics across a Formula 1 career that produced 16 official Grand Prix starts, one podium finish and 11 championship points. The British driver achieved his only Formula 1 podium with Ferrari in 1960.

Allison had seven Ferrari World Championship entries across 1959 and 1960 but made six official Grand Prix starts. His Scuderia record includes one podium finish and eight points.

Cliff Allison Formula 1 career statistics

Cliff Allison competed in Formula 1 between 1958 and 1961, racing Lotus, Maserati and Ferrari machinery.

He accumulated 18 World Championship entries and made 16 official starts, recording no victories, one podium finish, no pole positions, no fastest laps and 11 points.

Cliff Allison’s Formula 1 debut

Allison entered Formula 1 with Lotus during the 1958 season.

He scored three points during his rookie campaign before moving to Ferrari for 1959.

Cliff Allison joins Ferrari

Allison became a Ferrari Formula 1 driver during the 1959 season.

He made five official Grand Prix starts for the Scuderia that year and scored two championship points.

Cliff Allison scores at Monza

Allison finished fifth at the 1959 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

The result delivered two points and represented his only points-scoring finish of his first Ferrari season.

Cliff Allison’s 1960 Ferrari season

Allison began the 1960 season with Ferrari and immediately achieved the strongest result of his Formula 1 career.

He finished second at the Argentine Grand Prix and earned six championship points.

Cliff Allison’s only Formula 1 podium

Second place in Argentina became Allison’s first and only Formula 1 World Championship podium finish.

The result also brought his completed Ferrari points total to eight.

Cliff Allison’s Monaco practice accident

Allison was entered for the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix but suffered a major accident during practice and did not start the race.

The injuries ended his 1960 Formula 1 campaign and explain why his Ferrari record contains seven entries but only six official starts.

Cliff Allison Ferrari F1 statistics

Allison made six official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari from seven World Championship entries.

His Scuderia record includes no victories, one podium finish, no poles, no fastest laps and eight championship points.

Why Cliff Allison has seven Ferrari entries but six starts

The non-start came at Monaco in 1960 following Allison’s practice accident.

The Driver Records database therefore correctly treats the event as a Ferrari entry but not an official Grand Prix start.

Cliff Allison returns to Formula 1

Allison returned to Formula 1 competition during 1961 in privately entered Lotus machinery.

He made one official race start before another serious practice accident brought his top-level racing career to an end.

Cliff Allison F1 career by constructor

Allison’s 16 official starts were divided among Lotus, Maserati and Ferrari machinery.

Ferrari accounted for six starts, his only podium finish and eight of his 11 championship points.

Cliff Allison fastest laps

Allison did not record an official Formula 1 fastest lap.

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Cliff Allison season-by-season F1 statistics

The season table traces Allison’s Lotus debut, his two Ferrari campaigns and his brief 1961 return.

His strongest final Drivers’ Championship position was 12th in 1960.

Cliff Allison’s place in Ferrari history

Allison’s Ferrari career lasted only six official starts but produced his only Formula 1 podium.

His second place in Argentina remains the defining result of his World Championship career.

Cliff Allison circuit records

Allison’s only Formula 1 podium came in Argentina, while his first Ferrari points were scored at Monza.

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How Cliff Allison’s F1 records are calculated

Race entries are separated from official starts. Allison accumulated 18 career entries but made 16 official Grand Prix starts.

His Ferrari total is seven entries, six starts, one podium and eight points.

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