George Follmer
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | 1973 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1973 USA Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1973 Shadow | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | WM-13. ( 1973 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 5 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | 1 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
George Follmer (* 27. January 1934 in Phoenix ) is a retired American automobile - racing driver .
Career
Follmer was a Porsche 917 racing driver in the early 1970s who mostly competed in the USA , but also took part in the Interseries in Europe . In 1972 he finished second with a Porsche 917/10 for the Penske Racing Team CanAm champion, in 1974 behind his team mate Jackie Oliver with a Shadow DN4A Chevrolet.
In the 1973 season , when he was almost 40, Follmer competed eleven times in Formula 1 races for the Shadow team. His best finish was third in the Spanish Grand Prix . In total, he scored five World Cup points.
In the USA he took part in almost all racing series and also contested the Indianapolis 500 several times . He was considered a bon vivant at the time and was a test driver for the International Race of Champions Series until the 1980s . In 1999 he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America , which brings together eminent American racing drivers.
statistics
Statistics in the automobile world championship
Single results
| season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th |
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| 6th | 3 | DNF | DNS | 14th | DNF | DNF | 10 | DNF | DNF | 10 | 17th | 14th |
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1966 |
North American Racing Team
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Ferrari Dino 206S |
Charlie Kolb
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 1986 |
Joest Racing
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Porsche 956 |
John Morton
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Kenper Miller
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Rank 3 |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1966 |
Porsche Germany
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Porsche 904 GTS |
Peter Gregg
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Rank 7 and class win | ||
| 1968 |
Javelin Racing Team
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AMC Javelin |
Jerry Grant
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Skip Scott
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failure | Engine failure |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
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| SURNAME | Follmer, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Phoenix , Arizona |