Eugenio Castellotti F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Eugenio Castellotti F1 records and statistics across a short Formula 1 career that produced 14 official Grand Prix starts, three podium finishes, one pole position and 19.5 points. The Italian raced first for Lancia before completing the majority of his World Championship career with Ferrari.

Castellotti made 11 official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari between 1955 and 1957. His Scuderia record includes two podium finishes and 13.5 points.

Eugenio Castellotti Formula 1 career statistics

Eugenio Castellotti competed in the Formula 1 World Championship from 1955 through the beginning of 1957.

He made 14 official Grand Prix starts, recording no victories, three podium finishes, one pole position, no fastest laps and 19.5 points.

Eugenio Castellotti begins his Formula 1 career with Lancia

Castellotti entered the Formula 1 World Championship with Lancia during the 1955 season.

His early appearances immediately demonstrated strong qualifying speed and included the only pole position of his Formula 1 career.

Eugenio Castellotti’s Formula 1 pole position

Castellotti secured his sole Formula 1 pole position during the 1955 season while racing for Lancia.

He therefore did not record a pole position during his later Ferrari appearances, even though his qualifying record included several front-row starts.

Eugenio Castellotti joins Ferrari

Castellotti also raced Ferrari machinery during 1955 as his Formula 1 career became increasingly associated with the Scuderia.

He eventually made three Ferrari starts during that season before contesting the full 1956 campaign with the team.

Eugenio Castellotti finishes third in the 1955 championship

Castellotti accumulated 12 championship points across his Lancia and Ferrari appearances during 1955.

Those results placed him third in the Drivers’ World Championship, the strongest final championship position of his Formula 1 career.

Eugenio Castellotti’s 1956 Ferrari season

Castellotti made seven Grand Prix starts for Ferrari during 1956.

He recorded one podium finish and scored 7.5 points, finishing sixth in the Drivers’ Championship.

Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari F1 statistics

Castellotti made 11 official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari and every Ferrari entry became an official race start.

His Ferrari record includes no victories, two podium finishes, no pole positions, no fastest laps and 13.5 points.

Eugenio Castellotti’s Ferrari podiums

Two of Castellotti’s three Formula 1 podium finishes came while racing for Ferrari.

His remaining podium was achieved during his Lancia period, meaning Ferrari accounted for the majority of his top-three World Championship results.

Eugenio Castellotti’s final Formula 1 start

Castellotti made his final World Championship start for Ferrari at the 1957 Argentine Grand Prix.

It became his only Formula 1 start of the 1957 season.

Eugenio Castellotti’s death in 1957

Castellotti died on 14 March 1957 at the age of 26 following an accident during testing at Modena.

His Formula 1 career therefore ended after only 14 official Grand Prix starts.

Eugenio Castellotti F1 career by constructor

Castellotti made three official Grand Prix starts for Lancia and 11 for Ferrari.

The constructor breakdown gives a complete career total of 14 starts, with Ferrari accounting for 13.5 of his 19.5 career points.

Eugenio Castellotti and Formula 1 fastest laps

Castellotti did not record an official fastest lap during his Formula 1 World Championship career.

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

Eugenio Castellotti season-by-season F1 statistics

The season table separates Castellotti’s mixed Lancia and Ferrari campaign in 1955 from his full Ferrari season in 1956 and final Scuderia appearance in 1957.

His best championship finish remains third place in 1955.

Eugenio Castellotti’s place in Ferrari history

Castellotti’s Ferrari career was brief, but he formed part of the Scuderia’s important mid-1950s driver line-up alongside figures such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Peter Collins and Luigi Musso.

Eleven Ferrari starts produced two podium finishes and 13.5 points.

Eugenio Castellotti circuit records

Castellotti’s short Formula 1 career produced several strong qualifying and race performances across the major circuits of the mid-1950s.

For venue-specific records, visit the F1 Circuit Records & Statistics database.

How Eugenio Castellotti’s F1 records are calculated

The statistics distinguish his Lancia and Ferrari results so that the pole position achieved before his Ferrari period is not incorrectly attributed to the Scuderia.

Castellotti had 14 Formula 1 World Championship entries and started all 14, including all 11 of his Ferrari entries.

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