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Olivier Gendebien was a Belgian former racing driver who last drove for Lotus-Climax in 1961.
He was born on January 12th 1924 in Brussels and passed away on October 2nd 1998 at the age of 74. He drove his first race for Ferrari during the 1956 Grand Prix of Argentina. Gendebien was active for 5 seasons between 1956 and 1961. He scored 18 points in 14 races. During his career Gendebien wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of United States.
He was born on January 12th 1924 in Brussels and passed away on October 2nd 1998 at the age of 74. He drove his first race for Ferrari during the 1956 Grand Prix of Argentina. Gendebien was active for 5 seasons between 1956 and 1961. He scored 18 points in 14 races. During his career Gendebien wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1961 Grand Prix of United States.
| Name: | Olivier Gendebien |
| Nationality: |  Belgian |
| Birthday: | January 12th 1924 |
| Passed away: | October 2nd 1998 (74) |
| Birthplace: | Brussels | Races: | 14 races |
| Total points: | 18 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 3 retirements |
| First race: |  1956 Argentina |
| Last race: |  1961 United States |
Olivier Gendebien by year
| All years | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1956 |
Overall stats: Olivier Gendebien
| #1 | Best Finish | Olivier Gendebien |  | 2 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1960 | 6 | Reims | Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax | 2 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Olivier Gendebien | | 12 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Olivier Gendebien | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1960 | 10 | Riverside | Olivier Gendebien | Cooper-Climax | 12 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1961 Emeryson-Maserati 1961 Ferrari 1961 Lotus-Climax 1960 Cooper-Climax 1959 Ferrari 1958 Ferrari 1956 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Olivier Gendebien
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #133 | Average race points | Olivier Gendebien | | 1.64 points | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #492 | Average race result | Olivier Gendebien | | 6.27 place | |
| #147 | Most points finishes | Olivier Gendebien | | 5 finishes | |
| #386 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Olivier Gendebien | | 0 retirements | |
| #239 | Most race laps | Olivier Gendebien | | 702 laps | |
| #303 | Most avoidable retirements | Olivier Gendebien | | 1 retirements | |
| #248 | Most races | Olivier Gendebien | | 14 races | |
| #190 | Oldest driver | Olivier Gendebien | | 37 years, 8 months, 26 days | |
| #491 | Biggest gain in race | Olivier Gendebien | | 7 places gained | |
| #527 | Youngest driver | Olivier Gendebien | | 32 years, 10 days | |
| #371 | Start from P1 | Olivier Gendebien | | 0 starts | |
| #347 | Most retirements | Olivier Gendebien | | 3 retirements | |
| #126 | Most points | Olivier Gendebien | | 18 points | |
| #121 | Most podiums | Olivier Gendebien | | 2 podiums | |
| #370 | Most wins | Olivier Gendebien | | 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 | Points | |
| 130 | Rudi Fischer | 1.67 |
| 130 | Jack Fairman | 1.67 |
| 133 | Olivier Gendebien | 1.64 |
| 134 | Reine Wisell | 1.63 |
| 135 | Chris Amon | 1.6 |
| 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 | |
| 490 | Bill Vukovich | 6.33 |
| 491 | Maurice Trintignant | 6.29 |
| 492 | Olivier Gendebien | 6.27 |
| 493 | Ralf Schumacher | 6.25 |
| 494 | Patrick Tambay | 6.25 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 133 | Reine Wisell | 5 |
| 133 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 5 |
| 133 | Olivier Gendebien | 5 |
| 133 | Jim Rathmann | 5 |
| 133 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 5 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Michael May | 0 |
| 271 | Henry Taylor | 0 |
| 271 | Olivier Gendebien | 0 |
| 271 | Tony Marsh | 0 |
| 271 | Ian Burgess | 0 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 237 | Chuck Stevenson | 717 |
| 238 | Hans Herrmann | 706 |
| 239 | Olivier Gendebien | 702 |
| 240 | Bruno Senna | 700 |
| 241 | Felice Bonetto | 695 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Hans Herrmann | 1 |
| 255 | Henry Taylor | 1 |
| 255 | Olivier Gendebien | 1 |
| 255 | Carlos Menditeguy | 1 |
| 255 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 244 | Alex Yoong | 14 |
| 244 | Francois Migault | 14 |
| 244 | Olivier Gendebien | 14 |
| 244 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 14 |
| 244 | Eugenio Castellotti | 14 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 188 | Josef Peters | 37 years, 10 months, 18 days |
| 189 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 37 years, 9 months, 20 days |
| 190 | Olivier Gendebien | 37 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 191 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | 37 years, 8 months, 22 days |
| 192 | Graham Whitehead | 37 years, 8 months, 7 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 486 | Trevor Blokdyk | 7 |
| 486 | Doug Serrurier | 7 |
| 486 | Olivier Gendebien | 7 |
| 486 | Bruce Halford | 7 |
| 486 | Rodger Ward | 7 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 525 | Emilio Zapico | 31 years, 11 months, 5 days |
| 526 | Jacques Pollet | 32 years, 2 days |
| 527 | Olivier Gendebien | 32 years, 10 days |
| 528 | Andre Testut | 32 years, 1 month, 5 days |
| 529 | Bud Tingelstad | 32 years, 1 month, 26 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Michael May | 0 |
| 92 | Henry Taylor | 0 |
| 92 | Olivier Gendebien | 0 |
| 92 | Tony Marsh | 0 |
| 92 | Ian Burgess | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 333 | Andre Pilette | 3 |
| 333 | Jim Hall | 3 |
| 333 | Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
| 333 | Chris Bristow | 3 |
| 333 | Chuck Daigh | 3 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 124 | Sebastien Buemi | 18 |
| 124 | Pierluigi Martini | 18 |
| 124 | Olivier Gendebien | 18 |
| 124 | Jimmy Bryan | 18 |
| 124 | Eugenio Castellotti | 18 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 108 | Peter Arundell | 2 |
| 108 | Roy Salvadori | 2 |
| 108 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| 108 | Harry Schell | 2 |
| 108 | Rodger Ward | 2 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Michael May | 0 |
| 101 | Henry Taylor | 0 |
| 101 | Olivier Gendebien | 0 |
| 101 | Tony Marsh | 0 |
| 101 | Ian Burgess | 0 |
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