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Piers Courage was a British former F1 driver who last drove for De Tomaso-Ford in 1970.
He was born on May 27th 1942 in Colchester and passed away on June 21st 1970 at the age of 28. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Lotus-BRM during the 1967 Grand Prix of South Africa. Courage was active for 4 consecutive seasons between 1967 and 1970. In that period he scored 20 points in 29 races. During his career Courage wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1970 Grand Prix of Netherlands.
He was born on May 27th 1942 in Colchester and passed away on June 21st 1970 at the age of 28. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Lotus-BRM during the 1967 Grand Prix of South Africa. Courage was active for 4 consecutive seasons between 1967 and 1970. In that period he scored 20 points in 29 races. During his career Courage wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1970 Grand Prix of Netherlands.
| Name: | Piers Courage |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | May 27th 1942 |
| Passed away: | June 21st 1970 (28) |
| Birthplace: | Colchester | Races: | 29 races |
| Total points: | 20 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 17 retirements |
| First race: |  1967 South Africa |
| Last race: |  1970 Netherlands |
Piers Courage by year
| All years | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 |
Overall stats: Piers Courage
| #1 | Best Finish | Piers Courage |  | 2 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Piers Courage | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1969 | 10 | Watkins Glen | Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford | 2 |
| 1969 | 3 | Monte Carlo | Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford | 2 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Piers Courage | | 10 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Piers Courage | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Piers Courage | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1969 | 11 | Mexico City | Piers Courage | Brabham-Ford | 10 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1970 De Tomaso-Ford 1969 Brabham-Ford 1968 BRM 1967 Lotus-BRM 1967 BRM | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Piers Courage
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #100 | Average race points | Piers Courage | | 2.22 points | |
| #128 | Most points finishes | Piers Courage | | 6 finishes | |
| #522 | Average race result | Piers Courage | | 5.56 place | |
| #164 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Piers Courage | | 0.24 retirements | |
| #160 | Most avoidable retirements | Piers Courage | | 4 retirements | |
| #169 | Most races | Piers Courage | | 29 races | |
| #180 | Most race laps | Piers Courage | | 1188 laps | |
| #606 | Oldest driver | Piers Courage | | 28 years, 25 days | |
| #139 | Youngest driver | Piers Courage | | 24 years, 7 months, 6 days | |
| #316 | Start from P1 | Piers Courage | | 0 starts | |
| #255 | Biggest gain in race | Piers Courage | | 13 places gained | |
| #120 | Most points | Piers Courage | | 20 points | |
| #135 | Most retirements | Piers Courage | | 17 retirements | |
| #117 | Most podiums | Piers Courage | | 2 podiums | |
| #320 | Most wins | Piers Courage | | 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 | |
| 98 | Eddie Irvine | 2.25 |
| 99 | Riccardo Patrese | 2.23 |
| 100 | Piers Courage | 2.22 |
| 101 | Jean Behra | 2.22 |
| 102 | Gunnar Nilsson | 2.21 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 122 | Hector Rebaque | 6 |
| 122 | Henri Pescarolo | 6 |
| 122 | Piers Courage | 6 |
| 122 | Masten Gregory | 6 |
| 122 | Louis Rosier | 6 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 520 | Sebastian Vettel | 5.58 |
| 521 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 5.57 |
| 522 | Piers Courage | 5.56 |
| 523 | Patrick Depailler | 5.5 |
| 524 | Jean Behra | 5.35 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 162 | Henri Pescarolo | 0.24 |
| 163 | David Brabham | 0.24 |
| 163 | Piers Courage | 0.24 |
| 163 | Peter Collins | 0.24 |
| 166 | Christian Fittipaldi | 0.23 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 141 | Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 141 | Bruce McLaren | 4 |
| 141 | Piers Courage | 4 |
| 141 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| 141 | Harry Schell | 4 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 165 | Peter Gethin | 30 |
| 168 | Andrea de Adamich | 29 |
| 168 | Piers Courage | 29 |
| 170 | Nelsinho Piquet | 28 |
| 170 | Scott Speed | 28 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 178 | Duane Carter | 1204 |
| 179 | Luigi Musso | 1192 |
| 180 | Piers Courage | 1188 |
| 181 | Luis Perez-Sala | 1179 |
| 182 | Mike Beuttler | 1168 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 604 | Colin Chapman | 28 years, 1 month, 12 days |
| 605 | Stephen South | 28 years, 1 month, 11 days |
| 606 | Piers Courage | 28 years, 25 days |
| 607 | Patrick Neve | 27 years, 11 months, 26 days |
| 608 | Adrian Campos | 27 years, 11 months, 26 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 137 | Stefano Modena | 24 years, 6 months, 3 days |
| 138 | Emanuele Naspetti | 24 years, 6 months, 6 days |
| 139 | Piers Courage | 24 years, 7 months, 6 days |
| 140 | Justin Wilson | 24 years, 7 months, 8 days |
| 141 | Timmy Mayer | 24 years, 7 months, 15 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 0 |
| 92 | Bruce McLaren | 0 |
| 92 | Piers Courage | 0 |
| 92 | Ignazio Giunti | 0 |
| 92 | Derek Bell | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 222 | Helmut Marko | 13 |
| 222 | Jo Bonnier | 13 |
| 222 | Piers Courage | 13 |
| 222 | Vic Elford | 13 |
| 222 | Lorenzo Bandini | 13 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 118 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 21 |
| 118 | Masten Gregory | 21 |
| 120 | Piers Courage | 20 |
| 121 | Nelsinho Piquet | 19 |
| 121 | Tom Pryce | 19 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 132 | Tom Pryce | 17 |
| 132 | Gunnar Nilsson | 17 |
| 132 | Piers Courage | 17 |
| 132 | Peter Collins | 17 |
| 132 | Robert Manzon | 17 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 108 | Mike Hailwood | 2 |
| 108 | Jackie Oliver | 2 |
| 108 | Piers Courage | 2 |
| 108 | Mike Parkes | 2 |
| 108 | Peter Arundell | 2 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | George Eaton | 0 |
| 101 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 0 |
| 101 | Piers Courage | 0 |
| 101 | Ignazio Giunti | 0 |
| 101 | Derek Bell | 0 |
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