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Louis Rosier was a French former Formula One driver who last drove for Maserati in 1956.
He was born on November 5th 1905 in Chapdes-Beaufort and passed away on October 29th 1956 at the age of 50. His first race was the 1950 Grand Prix of Great Britain where he drove for Talbot-Lago-Talbot. Rosier was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1950 and 1956. He scored 18 points in 38 races. During his career Rosier wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1956 Grand Prix of Germany.
He was born on November 5th 1905 in Chapdes-Beaufort and passed away on October 29th 1956 at the age of 50. His first race was the 1950 Grand Prix of Great Britain where he drove for Talbot-Lago-Talbot. Rosier was active for 7 consecutive seasons between 1950 and 1956. He scored 18 points in 38 races. During his career Rosier wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 1956 Grand Prix of Germany.
| Name: | Louis Rosier |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birthday: | November 5th 1905 |
| Passed away: | October 29th 1956 (50) |
| Birthplace: | Chapdes-Beaufort | Races: | 38 races |
| Total points: | 18 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 13 retirements |
| First race: |  1950 Great Britain |
| Last race: |  1956 Germany |
Louis Rosier by year
| All years | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 |
| 1951 | 1950 |
Overall stats: Louis Rosier
| #1 | Best Finish | Louis Rosier |  | 3 (2x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Louis Rosier | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1950 | 5 | Spa-Francorchamps | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 3 |
| 1950 | 4 | Bremgarten | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 3 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Louis Rosier | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Louis Rosier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Louis Rosier | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1953 | 9 | Monza | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1956 Maserati 1955 Maserati 1954 Ferrari 1954 Maserati 1953 Ferrari 1952 Ferrari 1951 Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1950 Talbot-Lago-Talbot | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Louis Rosier
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #418 | Average race result | Louis Rosier | | 7.56 place | |
| #205 | Average race points | Louis Rosier | | 0.72 points | |
| #130 | Most points finishes | Louis Rosier | | 6 finishes | |
| #127 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Louis Rosier | | 0.31 retirements | |
| #166 | Most avoidable retirements | Louis Rosier | | 4 retirements | |
| #145 | Most races | Louis Rosier | | 38 races | |
| #145 | Most race laps | Louis Rosier | | 1556 laps | |
| #12 | Oldest driver | Louis Rosier | | 50 years, 9 months | |
| #754 | Youngest driver | Louis Rosier | | 44 years, 6 months, 8 days | |
| #479 | Start from P1 | Louis Rosier | | 0 starts | |
| #215 | Biggest gain in race | Louis Rosier | | 14 places gained | |
| #172 | Most retirements | Louis Rosier | | 13 retirements | |
| #126 | Most podiums | Louis Rosier | | 2 podiums | |
| #130 | Most points | Louis Rosier | | 18 points | |
| #477 | Most wins | Louis Rosier | | 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 | |
| 415 | Rudi Fischer | 7.67 |
| 417 | Peter Whitehead | 7.6 |
| 418 | Louis Rosier | 7.56 |
| 419 | Mark Blundell | 7.55 |
| 420 | Eddie Cheever | 7.55 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 203 | Takuma Sato | 0.73 |
| 204 | Antonio Pizzonia | 0.73 |
| 205 | Louis Rosier | 0.72 |
| 206 | George Follmer | 0.71 |
| 207 | Arturo Merzario | 0.69 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 122 | Piers Courage | 6 |
| 122 | Masten Gregory | 6 |
| 122 | Louis Rosier | 6 |
| 122 | Felice Bonetto | 6 |
| 122 | Luigi Fagioli | 6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 123 | Roberto Guerrero | 0.31 |
| 123 | Patrick Depailler | 0.31 |
| 123 | Louis Rosier | 0.31 |
| 128 | Alessandro Zanardi | 0.3 |
| 128 | Alan Jones | 0.3 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 141 | Luigi Musso | 4 |
| 141 | Peter Collins | 4 |
| 141 | Louis Rosier | 4 |
| 167 | Nico Hulkenberg | 3 |
| 167 | Vitaly Petrov | 3 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 143 | Christian Danner | 38 |
| 143 | Tony Brooks | 38 |
| 143 | Louis Rosier | 38 |
| 146 | Tiago Monteiro | 37 |
| 146 | Ricardo Zonta | 37 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 143 | Alessandro Zanardi | 1574 |
| 144 | Peter Revson | 1567 |
| 145 | Louis Rosier | 1556 |
| 146 | Jackie Oliver | 1532 |
| 147 | Luigi Villoresi | 1528 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 10 | Clemente Biondetti | 52 years, 16 days |
| 11 | Marcel Balsa | 51 years, 7 months, 2 days |
| 12 | Louis Rosier | 50 years, 9 months |
| 13 | Rudolf Schoeller | 50 years, 3 months, 7 days |
| 14 | Felice Bonetto | 50 years, 3 months, 4 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 752 | Hermann Lang | 44 years, 4 months, 17 days |
| 753 | Pierre Levegh | 44 years, 5 months, 27 days |
| 754 | Louis Rosier | 44 years, 6 months, 8 days |
| 755 | Bill Whitehouse | 45 years, 3 months, 16 days |
| 756 | Rudolf Krause | 45 years, 4 months, 4 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Cesare Perdisa | 0 |
| 92 | Robert Manzon | 0 |
| 92 | Louis Rosier | 0 |
| 92 | Bob Sweikert | 0 |
| 92 | Cliff Griffith | 0 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | Cliff Allison | 14 |
| 178 | Al Keller | 14 |
| 178 | Louis Rosier | 14 |
| 178 | Lance Macklin | 14 |
| 178 | Frank Armi | 14 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 164 | Ian Scheckter | 13 |
| 164 | Richie Ginther | 13 |
| 164 | Louis Rosier | 13 |
| 173 | Esteban Tuero | 12 |
| 173 | Raul Boesel | 12 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 108 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2 |
| 108 | Robert Manzon | 2 |
| 108 | Louis Rosier | 2 |
| 108 | Karl Kling | 2 |
| 108 | Bill Vukovich | 2 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 124 | Eugenio Castellotti | 18 |
| 124 | Sam Hanks | 18 |
| 124 | Louis Rosier | 18 |
| 124 | Bill Vukovich | 18 |
| 132 | Jos Verstappen | 17 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Cesare Perdisa | 0 |
| 101 | Robert Manzon | 0 |
| 101 | Louis Rosier | 0 |
| 101 | Cliff Griffith | 0 |
| 101 | Duke Dinsmore | 0 |
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