Raymond Sommer F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Raymond Sommer F1 records and statistics from the inaugural 1950 Formula 1 World Championship. The French driver made five official Grand Prix starts, including two in Ferrari machinery, and scored three championship points.

Sommer’s strongest World Championship result came for Ferrari at Monaco, where he finished fourth. His two Ferrari starts therefore produced all three points of his Formula 1 career.

Raymond Sommer Formula 1 career statistics

Raymond Sommer competed in five Formula 1 World Championship Grands Prix during the inaugural 1950 season.

He recorded no victories, podium finishes, pole positions or fastest laps and scored three championship points.

Raymond Sommer joins Ferrari for Monaco

Sommer made his Formula 1 World Championship debut in Ferrari machinery at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix.

Ferrari itself was also making its World Championship debut at Monaco, having missed the opening British Grand Prix.

Raymond Sommer finishes fourth at Monaco

Sommer finished fourth in Monaco and scored three championship points.

It remained both the best Formula 1 result of his World Championship career and his only points-scoring finish.

Raymond Sommer’s second Ferrari start

Sommer made another start in Ferrari machinery at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix.

He retired from the race and did not add to the points collected in Monaco.

Raymond Sommer leaves Ferrari machinery

Sommer’s remaining World Championship appearances during 1950 came in Talbot-Lago machinery.

Those starts did not produce additional championship points.

Raymond Sommer Ferrari F1 statistics

Sommer made two official Grand Prix starts in Ferrari machinery from two World Championship entries.

His Ferrari record includes no victories, no podiums, no pole positions, no fastest laps and three points.

All Raymond Sommer’s Formula 1 points came with Ferrari

Sommer scored exactly three World Championship points during his Formula 1 career.

All three came from his fourth-place finish at Monaco in his first Ferrari appearance.

Raymond Sommer F1 career by constructor

Sommer’s five World Championship starts were divided between Ferrari and Talbot-Lago machinery.

Ferrari accounted for two starts and every point he scored.

Raymond Sommer fastest laps

Sommer did not record an official Formula 1 World Championship fastest lap.

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Raymond Sommer’s place in Ferrari history

Sommer was part of Ferrari’s first Formula 1 World Championship race at Monaco in 1950.

His fourth-place finish immediately gave the constructor a points-scoring result at the start of its World Championship history.

Raymond Sommer and the 1950 championship

Sommer’s entire Formula 1 World Championship career was contained within the seven-round 1950 season.

His three points placed him among the relatively small group of drivers to score during the championship’s inaugural year.

Raymond Sommer circuit records

Monaco was the most successful Formula 1 circuit of Sommer’s World Championship career, producing his best finish and only points.

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How Raymond Sommer’s F1 records are calculated

Sommer had five Formula 1 World Championship entries and started all five.

Ferrari accounted for two of those starts and all three of his championship points.

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