Siegfried Stohr
| Born | 10 October 1952 |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Active years | 1981 |
| Teams | Arrows |
| Entries | 13 (9 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1981 United States Grand Prix West |
| Last entry | 1981 Italian Grand Prix |
Siegfried Stohr (born October 10, 1952 in Rimini) is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in 13 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on March 15, 1981. He scored no championship points.
Stohr won the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1978 driving a Chevron[1] and progressed to Formula two for 1979 where he took second places at Vallelunga and Pau, with a Chevron before switching with less success to a March.[1] For 1980 he joined Alan Docking Racing, driving a Toleman, and finished fourth in the championship with one win, at Enna.[1]
Stohr joined Arrows for the 1981 Formula One season, as team-mate to Riccardo Patrese. Patrese proved considerably faster than Stohr, who struggled in his first few races. Just as Stohr began to improve, he was involved in a start-line accident at the 1981 Belgian Grand Prix; after Patrese had stalled his engine, his mechanic Dave Luckett ran onto the grid to try to restart it, expecting the start to be aborted. But it went ahead, and Stohr crashed into the back of Patrese's car, seriously injuring Luckett.[2] Stohr's confidence was badly affected by the accident, and his performance throughout the rest of the season deteriorated, along with that of his team, relative to their rivals. Stohr retired after the end of the season and started a racing school. In the 1990s he became a regular columnist for the Italian motorsport weekly Autosprint.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A3 | Cosworth V8 | USW DNQ |
BRA Ret |
ARG 9 |
SMR DNQ |
BEL Ret |
MON Ret |
ESP Ret |
FRA DNQ |
GBR Ret |
GER 12 |
AUT Ret |
NED 7 |
ITA DNQ |
CAN | CPL | NC | 0 |
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- Biography at F1 Rejects
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Elio de Angelis |
Italian Formula Three Champion 1978 |
Succeeded by Piercarlo Ghinzani |