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George Follmer is a 78 year old American former F1 driver who last drove for Shadow-Ford in 1973.
He was born on January 27th 1934 in Phoenix, Arizona. His first race was the 1973 Grand Prix of South Africa where he drove for Shadow-Ford. Follmer was active for one year: 1973. He scored 5 points in 12 races. During his career Follmer wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1973 Grand Prix of United States.
He was born on January 27th 1934 in Phoenix, Arizona. His first race was the 1973 Grand Prix of South Africa where he drove for Shadow-Ford. Follmer was active for one year: 1973. He scored 5 points in 12 races. During his career Follmer wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1973 Grand Prix of United States.
| Name: | George Follmer |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birthday: | January 27th 1934 (78) |
| Birthplace: | Phoenix, Arizona | Races: | 12 races |
| Total points: | 5 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 5 retirements |
| First race: |  1973 South Africa |
| Last race: | 1973 United States |
George Follmer by year
| All years | 1973 |
Overall stats: George Follmer
| #1 | Best Finish | George Follmer |  | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | George Follmer | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1973 | 4 | Montjuich | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 3 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | George Follmer | | 17 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | George Follmer | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | George Follmer | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1973 | 14 | Mosport | George Follmer | Shadow-Ford | 17 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1973 Shadow-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: George Follmer
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #206 | Average race points | George Follmer | | 0.71 points | |
| #203 | Most points finishes | George Follmer | | 2 finishes | |
| #221 | Average race result | George Follmer | | 10.57 place | |
| #70 | Ratio avoidable retirements | George Follmer | | 0.4 retirements | |
| #231 | Most avoidable retirements | George Follmer | | 2 retirements | |
| #286 | Most race laps | George Follmer | | 534 laps | |
| #124 | Oldest driver | George Follmer | | 39 years, 8 months, 10 days | |
| #262 | Most races | George Follmer | | 12 races | |
| #697 | Youngest driver | George Follmer | | 39 years, 1 month, 4 days | |
| #297 | Start from P1 | George Follmer | | 0 starts | |
| #163 | Biggest gain in race | George Follmer | | 15 places gained | |
| #281 | Most retirements | George Follmer | | 5 retirements | |
| #152 | Most podiums | George Follmer | | 1 podiums | |
| #221 | Most points | George Follmer | | 5 points | |
| #305 | Most wins | George Follmer | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 204 | Antonio Pizzonia | 0.73 |
| 205 | Louis Rosier | 0.72 |
| 206 | George Follmer | 0.71 |
| 207 | Arturo Merzario | 0.69 |
| 208 | Paul di Resta | 0.67 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 191 | Eliseo Salazar | 2 |
| 191 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 2 |
| 191 | George Follmer | 2 |
| 191 | Andrea de Adamich | 2 |
| 191 | Gijs Van Lennep | 2 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 216 | Ivor Bueb | 10.67 |
| 216 | Norberto Fontana | 10.67 |
| 221 | George Follmer | 10.57 |
| 222 | Jos Verstappen | 10.53 |
| 223 | Shinji Nakano | 10.5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 68 | Emanuele Pirro | 0.4 |
| 68 | Gregor Foitek | 0.4 |
| 68 | George Follmer | 0.4 |
| 68 | Tony Bettenhausen | 0.4 |
| 68 | Luigi Musso | 0.4 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 213 | Brian Redman | 2 |
| 213 | Nanni Galli | 2 |
| 213 | George Follmer | 2 |
| 213 | Alex Soler-Roig | 2 |
| 213 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 284 | Guy Edwards | 543 |
| 285 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | 535 |
| 286 | George Follmer | 534 |
| 287 | Jack Fairman | 527 |
| 288 | Slim Borgudd | 522 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 122 | Paddy Driver | 39 years, 10 months, 17 days |
| 123 | Giorgio Scarlatti | 39 years, 9 months |
| 124 | George Follmer | 39 years, 8 months, 10 days |
| 125 | Peter Whitehead | 39 years, 8 months, 5 days |
| 126 | Horace Gould | 39 years, 7 months, 28 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 260 | Guy Edwards | 12 |
| 260 | Brian Redman | 12 |
| 260 | George Follmer | 12 |
| 260 | Silvio Moser | 12 |
| 260 | Willy Mairesse | 12 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 695 | Don Branson | 38 years, 11 months, 28 days |
| 696 | Cal Niday | 39 years, 1 month, 1 day |
| 697 | George Follmer | 39 years, 1 month, 4 days |
| 698 | Rudi Fischer | 39 years, 1 month, 8 days |
| 699 | Carlo Facetti | 39 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Nanni Galli | 0 |
| 92 | Luiz Bueno | 0 |
| 92 | George Follmer | 0 |
| 92 | Andrea de Adamich | 0 |
| 92 | Jackie Pretorius | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 136 | Alex Ribeiro | 15 |
| 136 | Jackie Stewart | 15 |
| 136 | George Follmer | 15 |
| 136 | Dave Walker | 15 |
| 136 | Tony Maggs | 15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 273 | Bob Evans | 5 |
| 273 | Rikky von Opel | 5 |
| 273 | George Follmer | 5 |
| 273 | Dave Walker | 5 |
| 273 | Vic Elford | 5 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Brian Redman | 1 |
| 131 | Tim Schenken | 1 |
| 131 | George Follmer | 1 |
| 131 | Reine Wisell | 1 |
| 131 | Peter Gethin | 1 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 215 | Bertrand Gachot | 5 |
| 215 | Mauro Baldi | 5 |
| 215 | George Follmer | 5 |
| 215 | Ron Flockhart | 5 |
| 215 | Andy Linden | 5 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Nanni Galli | 0 |
| 101 | Luiz Bueno | 0 |
| 101 | George Follmer | 0 |
| 101 | Andrea de Adamich | 0 |
| 101 | Jackie Pretorius | 0 |
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