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Jo Siffert was a Swiss former Formula 1 driver who last drove for BRM in 1971.
He was born on July 7th 1936 in Fribourg and passed away on October 24th 1971 at the age of 35. He drove his first race for Lotus-Climax during the 1962 Grand Prix of Monaco. Siffert was active for 10 consecutive seasons between 1962 and 1971. In those years he scored 68 points in 96 races. During his career Siffert achieved 2 wins and 6 podiums. His last race was the the 1971 Grand Prix of United States.
He was born on July 7th 1936 in Fribourg and passed away on October 24th 1971 at the age of 35. He drove his first race for Lotus-Climax during the 1962 Grand Prix of Monaco. Siffert was active for 10 consecutive seasons between 1962 and 1971. In those years he scored 68 points in 96 races. During his career Siffert achieved 2 wins and 6 podiums. His last race was the the 1971 Grand Prix of United States.
| Name: | Jo Siffert |
| Nationality: |  Swiss |
| Birthday: | July 7th 1936 |
| Passed away: | October 24th 1971 (35) |
| Birthplace: | Fribourg | Races: | 96 races |
| Total points: | 68 points |
| Wins: | 2 wins |
| Podiums: | 6 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 41 retirements |
| First race: |  1962 Monaco |
| Last race: |  1971 United States |
| First win: |  1968 Great Britain |
| Age first win: | 32 years, 13 days |
Jo Siffert by year
| All years | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 |
| 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 |
Overall stats: Jo Siffert
| #1 | Best Finish | Jo Siffert |  | 1 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jo Siffert | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1971 | 8 | Osterreichring | Jo Siffert | BRM | 1 |
| 1968 | 7 | Brands Hatch | Jo Siffert | Lotus-Ford | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jo Siffert | | 17 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jo Siffert | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jo Siffert | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1964 | 10 | Mexico City | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 17 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1971 BRM 1970 March-Ford 1969 Lotus-Ford 1968 Cooper-Maserati 1968 Lotus-Ford 1967 Cooper-Maserati 1966 Brabham-BRM 1966 Cooper-Maserati 1965 Brabham-BRM 1964 Lotus-BRM 1964 Brabham-BRM 1964 Brabham-Climax 1963 Lotus-BRM 1962 Lotus-Climax 1962 Lotus-BRM | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Jo Siffert
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #154 | Average race points | Jo Siffert | | 1.28 points | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #434 | Average race result | Jo Siffert | | 7.32 place | |
| #70 | Most points finishes | Jo Siffert | | 20 finishes | |
| #227 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jo Siffert | | 0.15 retirements | |
| #60 | Most race laps | Jo Siffert | | 4505 laps | |
| #123 | Most avoidable retirements | Jo Siffert | | 6 retirements | |
| #63 | Most races | Jo Siffert | | 96 races | |
| #284 | Oldest driver | Jo Siffert | | 35 years, 2 months, 26 days | |
| #210 | Biggest gain in race | Jo Siffert | | 14 places gained | |
| #223 | Youngest driver | Jo Siffert | | 25 years, 10 months, 27 days | |
| #56 | Start from P1 | Jo Siffert | | 2 starts | |
| #64 | Most retirements | Jo Siffert | | 41 retirements | |
| #81 | Most points | Jo Siffert | | 68 points | |
| #84 | Most podiums | Jo Siffert | | 6 podiums | |
| #67 | Most wins | Jo Siffert | | 2 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 | Points | |
| 151 | Johnny Boyd | 1.33 |
| 151 | Jimmy Davies | 1.33 |
| 154 | Jo Siffert | 1.28 |
| 155 | Eddie Cheever | 1.27 |
| 156 | Paul Russo | 1.2 |
| 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 | Place | |
| 432 | Michael Andretti | 7.33 |
| 432 | Cesare Perdisa | 7.33 |
| 434 | Jo Siffert | 7.32 |
| 435 | Silvio Moser | 7.25 |
| 435 | Bob Bondurant | 7.25 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 68 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 68 | Jochen Rindt | 21 |
| 70 | Jo Siffert | 20 |
| 70 | Jo Bonnier | 20 |
| 70 | Phil Hill | 20 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 225 | Erik Comas | 0.15 |
| 226 | Denny Hulme | 0.15 |
| 227 | Jo Siffert | 0.15 |
| 228 | Lucas di Grassi | 0.14 |
| 228 | Martin Donnelly | 0.14 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 58 | Patrick Depailler | 4635 |
| 59 | Chris Amon | 4565 |
| 60 | Jo Siffert | 4505 |
| 61 | Jos Verstappen | 4498 |
| 62 | Takuma Sato | 4484 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 99 | Mike Hailwood | 6 |
| 99 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 6 |
| 99 | Jo Siffert | 6 |
| 124 | Lewis Hamilton | 5 |
| 124 | Anthony Davidson | 5 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 61 | Pedro Diniz | 99 |
| 62 | Chris Amon | 98 |
| 63 | Jo Siffert | 96 |
| 64 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 95 |
| 64 | Ukyo Katayama | 95 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 282 | David Hobbs | 35 years, 2 months, 30 days |
| 283 | Rolf Stommelen | 35 years, 2 months, 27 days |
| 284 | Jo Siffert | 35 years, 2 months, 26 days |
| 285 | Dieter Quester | 35 years, 2 months, 19 days |
| 286 | Oscar Larrauri | 35 years, 2 months, 17 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | Rikky von Opel | 14 |
| 178 | John Love | 14 |
| 178 | Jo Siffert | 14 |
| 178 | Jack Brabham | 14 |
| 178 | Derek Bell | 14 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 221 | Bill Moss | 25 years, 10 months, 14 days |
| 222 | Christijan Albers | 25 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 223 | Jo Siffert | 25 years, 10 months, 27 days |
| 224 | Bruce Johnstone | 25 years, 10 months, 27 days |
| 225 | Colin Davis | 25 years, 11 months, 4 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 51 | John Watson | 2 |
| 51 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2 |
| 51 | Jo Siffert | 2 |
| 51 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2 |
| 58 | Robert Kubica | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 58 | Alessandro Nannini | 43 |
| 63 | Chris Amon | 42 |
| 64 | Jo Siffert | 41 |
| 65 | Aguri Suzuki | 40 |
| 65 | Bruno Giacomelli | 40 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 79 | Eddie Cheever | 70 |
| 79 | Tony Brooks | 70 |
| 81 | Jo Siffert | 68 |
| 82 | Alessandro Nannini | 65 |
| 83 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 64 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 81 | Pedro Rodriguez | 7 |
| 83 | Carlos Pace | 6 |
| 83 | Jo Siffert | 6 |
| 83 | Wolfgang von Trips | 6 |
| 83 | Luigi Musso | 6 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 61 | Peter Revson | 2 |
| 61 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2 |
| 61 | Jo Siffert | 2 |
| 61 | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| 61 | Wolfgang von Trips | 2 |
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