Willy Mairesse F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Willy Mairesse F1 records and statistics across a Formula 1 World Championship career that produced 12 official Grand Prix starts, one podium finish and seven points. Almost his entire Formula 1 record was built with Ferrari between 1960 and 1963.

Mairesse made 10 official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari, recording one podium finish and seven points. Every Formula 1 point and podium of his career was achieved with the Scuderia.

Willy Mairesse Formula 1 career statistics

Willy Mairesse competed in selected Formula 1 World Championship events between 1960 and 1965.

He had 13 race entries and made 12 official starts, recording no victories, one podium finish, no pole positions, no fastest laps and seven points.

Willy Mairesse makes his Formula 1 debut with Ferrari

Mairesse entered the Formula 1 World Championship with Ferrari during the 1960 season.

He made three Grand Prix starts for the Scuderia and quickly recorded the strongest result of his Formula 1 career.

Willy Mairesse finishes third at Monza

Mairesse recorded his only Formula 1 podium finish at the 1960 Italian Grand Prix.

He finished third for Ferrari and collected four championship points, representing the most successful Grand Prix of his World Championship career.

Willy Mairesse’s 1960 Ferrari season

Mairesse completed three official Ferrari starts during his debut Formula 1 season.

His Monza podium supplied all four of the championship points he scored during the year.

Willy Mairesse’s 1961 season

Mairesse made further Formula 1 appearances during 1961 using Ferrari and Lotus machinery.

He did not score points during the campaign, despite Ferrari enjoying one of the strongest seasons in its early Formula 1 history.

Willy Mairesse’s 1962 Ferrari season

Mairesse made three official Ferrari starts during 1962 and scored another three championship points.

Those points came from a fourth-place finish at the Italian Grand Prix, once again making Monza the circuit most closely associated with his Formula 1 success.

Willy Mairesse’s final Ferrari season

Mairesse remained part of Ferrari’s Formula 1 programme for selected races during 1963.

He made three official starts but did not add further championship points.

Willy Mairesse Ferrari F1 statistics

Mairesse had 10 Ferrari World Championship entries and officially started all 10.

His Scuderia record includes no victories, one podium finish, no pole positions, no fastest laps and seven points.

All Willy Mairesse’s Formula 1 points came with Ferrari

Mairesse scored seven points during his Formula 1 World Championship career.

All seven came while driving Ferrari machinery: four during the 1960 season and three during 1962.

Willy Mairesse after Ferrari

Mairesse also made Lotus appearances outside his Ferrari programme and was later entered in privately run BRM machinery for the 1965 Belgian Grand Prix.

The latter entry did not become an official race start.

Willy Mairesse F1 career by constructor

Mairesse made 10 official starts for Ferrari and two in Lotus machinery.

His additional private BRM entry did not result in a race start, leaving his career total at 12 official Grands Prix.

Why Willy Mairesse has 13 entries but 12 starts

The difference between Mairesse’s 13 World Championship entries and 12 official starts comes from a non-start outside his Ferrari career.

His Ferrari statistics are straightforward: 10 entries and 10 starts.

Willy Mairesse and Formula 1 fastest laps

Mairesse did not record a Formula 1 fastest lap during his World Championship career.

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

Willy Mairesse season-by-season F1 statistics

The season table follows Mairesse’s Ferrari debut in 1960, his mixed 1961 appearances and the final years of his World Championship career.

His strongest championship finish was 14th in 1962.

Willy Mairesse’s place in Ferrari history

Mairesse’s Formula 1 career was brief, but Ferrari accounted for virtually all of his World Championship success.

Ten Scuderia starts produced his only podium finish and every point he scored in Formula 1.

Willy Mairesse circuit records

Monza produced both of Mairesse’s Formula 1 points-scoring results: third place in 1960 and fourth place in 1962.

For Italian Grand Prix and other circuit records, visit the F1 Circuit Records & Statistics database.

How Willy Mairesse’s F1 records are calculated

The statistics distinguish official race starts from entries and separate Ferrari results from his Lotus and private BRM appearances.

This produces a career total of 12 starts and seven points, with Ferrari accounting for 10 starts and all seven points.

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