Formula 1 driver · 1950–1955

Johnny Claes

Nationality

BelgiumCodeCLENumber38Last teamFerrari

Starts23

Wins0

Podiums0

Poles0

Points0

Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High

n=90 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples: 0
teammate h2h: 16-74
pole rate: 0.0%
front row rate: 0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High

n=67 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h: 28-39
avg finish delta when both classified: -3.045

Positions Gained

Medium

n=13 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained: 8
expectation adjusted: -0.362

Finishing

High

n=23 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate: 56.5%
teammate classification rate: 46.9%
retirements: 10

Consistency

Insufficient sample

n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std: 2.329

Team Points Share

Medium

n=11 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points: 0
team points: 42
points per start: 0

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample

n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample

n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample

n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

Teammate	Team	Seasons	Quali H2H	Race H2H
Louis Rosier ROI	Talbot-Lago, Maserati	1950–1955	2–11	1–10
Jean Behra BEH	Gordini, Maserati	1952–1955	0–1	1–0
Maurice Trintignant TRN	Simca-Gordini, Ferrari	1952–1955	0–2	1–1
Roberto Mieres MIE	Maserati	1955	0–0	0–0
Luigi Musso MUS	Maserati	1955	0–0	0–0
Cesare Perdisa PEI	Maserati	1955	0–0	0–0
Eugenio Castellotti CAS	Ferrari	1955	0–1	0–1
Mike Hawthorn HAO	Ferrari	1955	0–1	0–1
Juan Manuel Fangio MAF	Maserati	1953	0–1	0–0
Jose Froilan Gonzalez FRO	Talbot-Lago, Maserati	1951–1953	0–2	1–0
Ken McAlpine MCA	Connaught	1953	0–3	0–1
Roy Salvadori SAV	Connaught	1953	0–4	1–0

Recent races

Season	Event	Team	Quali	Grid	Finish
1955	Dutch Grand Prix	Ferrari	—	16	11
1955	Belgian Grand Prix	Maserati	—	—	did_not_start
1953	Italian Grand Prix	Connaught	—	30	DNF
1953	German Grand Prix	Connaught	—	25	DNF
1953	French Grand Prix	Connaught	—	21	12
1953	Belgian Grand Prix	Maserati	—	10	DNF
1953	Dutch Grand Prix	Connaught	—	17	not_classified
1952	Italian Grand Prix	Simca-Gordini	—	—	did_not_qualify
1952	German Grand Prix	HWM	—	32	10
1952	British Grand Prix	Simca-Gordini	—	23	14
1952	French Grand Prix	Simca-Gordini	—	20	DNF
1952	Belgian Grand Prix	Gordini	—	19	8

By season

Year	Team	Starts	Pos
1955	Maserati, Ferrari	1	43rd
1953	Connaught, Maserati	5	55th
1952	Gordini, Simca-Gordini, HWM	4	37th
1951	Talbot-Lago	7	26th
1950	Talbot-Lago	6	28th