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Wolfgang von Trips was a German former driver who last drove for Ferrari in 1961.
He was born on May 4th 1928 in Cologne and passed away on September 10th 1961 at the age of 33. He drove his first race for Ferrari during the 1957 Grand Prix of Argentina. Trips was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1957 and 1961. In those years he scored 56 points in 27 races. During his career Trips achieved 2 wins and 6 podiums. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of Italy.
He was born on May 4th 1928 in Cologne and passed away on September 10th 1961 at the age of 33. He drove his first race for Ferrari during the 1957 Grand Prix of Argentina. Trips was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1957 and 1961. In those years he scored 56 points in 27 races. During his career Trips achieved 2 wins and 6 podiums. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of Italy.
| Name: | Wolfgang von Trips |
| Nationality: |  German |
| Birthday: | May 4th 1928 |
| Passed away: | September 10th 1961 (33) |
| Birthplace: | Cologne | Races: | 27 races |
| Total points: | 56 points |
| Wins: | 2 wins |
| Podiums: | 6 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 8 retirements |
| First race: |  1957 Argentina |
| Last race: |  1961 Italy |
| First win: |  1961 Netherlands |
| Age first win: | 33 years, 18 days |
Wolfgang von Trips by year
| All years | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 |
Overall stats: Wolfgang von Trips
| #1 | Best Finish | Wolfgang von Trips |  | 1 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1961 | 5 | Aintree | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | Zandvoort | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Wolfgang von Trips | | 11 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Wolfgang von Trips | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1960 | 6 | Reims | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 11 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1961 Ferrari 1960 Ferrari 1960 Cooper-Maserati 1959 Porsche 1959 Ferrari 1958 Ferrari 1957 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Wolfgang von Trips
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #65 | Average race points | Wolfgang von Trips | | 2.95 points | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #555 | Average race result | Wolfgang von Trips | | 4.74 place | |
| #85 | Most points finishes | Wolfgang von Trips | | 14 finishes | |
| #84 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Wolfgang von Trips | | 0.38 retirements | |
| #158 | Most race laps | Wolfgang von Trips | | 1409 laps | |
| #200 | Most avoidable retirements | Wolfgang von Trips | | 3 retirements | |
| #181 | Most races | Wolfgang von Trips | | 27 races | |
| #363 | Oldest driver | Wolfgang von Trips | | 33 years, 4 months, 6 days | |
| #383 | Youngest driver | Wolfgang von Trips | | 28 years, 8 months, 9 days | |
| #76 | Start from P1 | Wolfgang von Trips | | 1 starts | |
| #67 | Biggest gain in race | Wolfgang von Trips | | 18 places gained | |
| #88 | Most points | Wolfgang von Trips | | 56 points | |
| #219 | Most retirements | Wolfgang von Trips | | 8 retirements | |
| #85 | Most podiums | Wolfgang von Trips | | 6 podiums | |
| #69 | Most wins | Wolfgang von Trips | | 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 | |
| 57 | Dorino Serafini | 3 |
| 64 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 2.99 |
| 65 | Wolfgang von Trips | 2.95 |
| 66 | Phil Hill | 2.91 |
| 67 | Peter Revson | 2.9 |
| 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 | |
| 552 | Reg Parnell | 4.75 |
| 554 | Jack Brabham | 4.74 |
| 555 | Wolfgang von Trips | 4.74 |
| 556 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.73 |
| 557 | Bruce McLaren | 4.68 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 79 | Peter Revson | 14 |
| 79 | Innes Ireland | 14 |
| 79 | Wolfgang von Trips | 14 |
| 79 | Tony Brooks | 14 |
| 79 | Jean Behra | 14 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 80 | Alex Yoong | 0.38 |
| 80 | Jan Magnussen | 0.38 |
| 80 | Wolfgang von Trips | 0.38 |
| 85 | Jody Scheckter | 0.37 |
| 86 | Manfred Winkelhock | 0.37 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 156 | Pedro Lamy | 1423 |
| 157 | Jimmy Bryan | 1411 |
| 158 | Wolfgang von Trips | 1409 |
| 159 | Peter Collins | 1389 |
| 160 | Christian Danner | 1377 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 167 | Phil Hill | 3 |
| 167 | Willy Mairesse | 3 |
| 167 | Wolfgang von Trips | 3 |
| 167 | Tony Brooks | 3 |
| 167 | Ron Flockhart | 3 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 176 | Trevor Taylor | 27 |
| 176 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 27 |
| 176 | Wolfgang von Trips | 27 |
| 182 | Luis Perez-Sala | 26 |
| 182 | Tony Maggs | 26 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 361 | John Taylor | 33 years, 4 months, 15 days |
| 362 | Graham McRae | 33 years, 4 months, 9 days |
| 363 | Wolfgang von Trips | 33 years, 4 months, 6 days |
| 364 | Ernie McCoy | 33 years, 3 months, 12 days |
| 365 | Dempsey Wilson | 33 years, 2 months, 19 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 381 | Tiago Monteiro | 28 years, 7 months, 10 days |
| 382 | David Piper | 28 years, 7 months, 16 days |
| 383 | Wolfgang von Trips | 28 years, 8 months, 9 days |
| 384 | Basil van Rooyen | 28 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| 385 | Renzo Zorzi | 28 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 58 | Lorenzo Bandini | 1 |
| 58 | Mike Parkes | 1 |
| 58 | Wolfgang von Trips | 1 |
| 58 | Johnny Thomson | 1 |
| 58 | Eddie Sachs | 1 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 45 | Pedro Rodriguez | 18 |
| 45 | Gijs Van Lennep | 18 |
| 45 | Wolfgang von Trips | 18 |
| 45 | Bill Homeier | 18 |
| 45 | Fred Agabashian | 18 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 86 | Carlos Pace | 58 |
| 86 | Lorenzo Bandini | 58 |
| 88 | Wolfgang von Trips | 56 |
| 89 | Adrian Sutil | 55 |
| 90 | Timo Glock | 51 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 207 | Bob Anderson | 8 |
| 207 | Tony Maggs | 8 |
| 207 | Wolfgang von Trips | 8 |
| 207 | Hans Herrmann | 8 |
| 207 | Rodger Ward | 8 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 83 | Carlos Pace | 6 |
| 83 | Jo Siffert | 6 |
| 83 | Wolfgang von Trips | 6 |
| 83 | Luigi Musso | 6 |
| 83 | Peter Collins | 6 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 61 | Jo Siffert | 2 |
| 61 | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| 61 | Wolfgang von Trips | 2 |
| 61 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 |
| 61 | Bill Vukovich | 2 |
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