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Roy Salvadori is a 90 year old British former racing driver who last drove for Lola-Climax in 1962.
He was born on May 12th 1922 in Dovercourt. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Ferrari during the 1952 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Salvadori was active for 11 consecutive seasons between 1952 and 1962. He scored 19 points in 47 races. During his career Salvadori wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1962 Grand Prix of South Africa.
He was born on May 12th 1922 in Dovercourt. He made his Grand Prix debut in a Ferrari during the 1952 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Salvadori was active for 11 consecutive seasons between 1952 and 1962. He scored 19 points in 47 races. During his career Salvadori wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1962 Grand Prix of South Africa.
| Name: | Roy Salvadori |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | May 12th 1922 (90) |
| Birthplace: | Dovercourt | Races: | 47 races |
| Total points: | 19 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 26 retirements |
| First race: | 1952 Great Britain |
| Last race: |  1962 South Africa |
Roy Salvadori by year
| All years | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 |
| 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 |
Overall stats: Roy Salvadori
| #1 | Best Finish | Roy Salvadori |  | 2 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1958 | 8 | Nurburgring | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 2 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Roy Salvadori | | 11 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Roy Salvadori | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1958 | 6 | Reims | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 11 |
| 1956 | 8 | Monza | Roy Salvadori | Maserati | 11 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1962 Lola-Climax 1961 Cooper-Climax 1960 Cooper-Climax 1960 Aston Martin 1959 Cooper-Maserati 1959 Aston Martin 1958 Cooper-Climax 1957 BRM 1957 Vanwall 1957 Cooper-Climax 1956 Maserati 1955 Maserati 1954 Maserati 1953 Connaught-Francis 1952 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Roy Salvadori
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #472 | Average race result | Roy Salvadori | | 6.79 place | |
| #180 | Average race points | Roy Salvadori | | 1 points | |
| #120 | Most points finishes | Roy Salvadori | | 7 finishes | |
| #269 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Roy Salvadori | | 0.04 retirements | |
| #298 | Most avoidable retirements | Roy Salvadori | | 1 retirements | |
| #128 | Most races | Roy Salvadori | | 47 races | |
| #126 | Most race laps | Roy Salvadori | | 1869 laps | |
| #102 | Oldest driver | Roy Salvadori | | 40 years, 7 months, 17 days | |
| #456 | Youngest driver | Roy Salvadori | | 30 years, 2 months, 7 days | |
| #362 | Start from P1 | Roy Salvadori | | 0 starts | |
| #295 | Biggest gain in race | Roy Salvadori | | 12 places gained | |
| #123 | Most points | Roy Salvadori | | 19 points | |
| #107 | Most retirements | Roy Salvadori | | 26 retirements | |
| #120 | Most podiums | Roy Salvadori | | 2 podiums | |
| #362 | Most wins | Roy Salvadori | | 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 | Place | |
| 470 | Alessandro Nannini | 6.84 |
| 471 | Teo Fabi | 6.82 |
| 472 | Roy Salvadori | 6.79 |
| 473 | Rodger Ward | 6.75 |
| 474 | Cliff Allison | 6.7 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 172 | Neville Lederle | 1 |
| 172 | Masten Gregory | 1 |
| 172 | Roy Salvadori | 1 |
| 172 | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| 172 | Don Freeland | 1 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 115 | Karl Wendlinger | 7 |
| 115 | Rolf Stommelen | 7 |
| 115 | Roy Salvadori | 7 |
| 115 | Peter Collins | 7 |
| 122 | Erik Comas | 6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 267 | Mike Spence | 0.06 |
| 268 | Dan Gurney | 0.05 |
| 269 | Roy Salvadori | 0.04 |
| 270 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 0.03 |
| 271 | Gary Brabham | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 1 |
| 255 | Wolfgang Seidel | 1 |
| 255 | Roy Salvadori | 1 |
| 255 | Ben Pon | 1 |
| 255 | Cliff Allison | 1 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 126 | Bertrand Gachot | 47 |
| 126 | Francois Cevert | 47 |
| 126 | Roy Salvadori | 47 |
| 129 | Christijan Albers | 46 |
| 130 | Eric Bernard | 45 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 124 | Arturo Merzario | 1965 |
| 125 | Tom Pryce | 1919 |
| 126 | Roy Salvadori | 1869 |
| 127 | Howden Ganley | 1850 |
| 128 | Sebastien Buemi | 1836 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 100 | Lee Wallard | 40 years, 8 months, 23 days |
| 101 | Carlo Franchi | 40 years, 8 months, 9 days |
| 102 | Roy Salvadori | 40 years, 7 months, 17 days |
| 103 | Chuck Stevenson | 40 years, 7 months, 15 days |
| 104 | Johnnie Tolan | 40 years, 7 months, 8 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 454 | Jackie Pretorius | 30 years, 1 month, 10 days |
| 455 | Aldo Gordini | 30 years, 1 month, 11 days |
| 456 | Roy Salvadori | 30 years, 2 months, 7 days |
| 456 | Andy Sutcliffe | 30 years, 2 months, 7 days |
| 458 | Jose Dolhem | 30 years, 2 months, 11 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 0 |
| 92 | Wolfgang Seidel | 0 |
| 92 | Roy Salvadori | 0 |
| 92 | Ben Pon | 0 |
| 92 | Nino Vaccarella | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 276 | Bob Bondurant | 12 |
| 276 | Jackie Lewis | 12 |
| 276 | Roy Salvadori | 12 |
| 276 | Ian Burgess | 12 |
| 276 | Jean Behra | 12 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 121 | Nelsinho Piquet | 19 |
| 121 | Tom Pryce | 19 |
| 121 | Roy Salvadori | 19 |
| 124 | Sebastien Buemi | 18 |
| 124 | Pierluigi Martini | 18 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 101 | Gilles Villeneuve | 26 |
| 101 | Hector Rebaque | 26 |
| 101 | Roy Salvadori | 26 |
| 108 | Didier Pironi | 25 |
| 109 | Karl Wendlinger | 24 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 108 | Mike Parkes | 2 |
| 108 | Peter Arundell | 2 |
| 108 | Roy Salvadori | 2 |
| 108 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| 108 | Harry Schell | 2 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 0 |
| 101 | Wolfgang Seidel | 0 |
| 101 | Roy Salvadori | 0 |
| 101 | Ben Pon | 0 |
| 101 | Nino Vaccarella | 0 |
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