Formula 1 driver · 1970–1978

Rolf Stommelen

NationalityGermany GermanyCodeSTMNumber36Last teamArrows
Starts51
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Points14
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
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

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=89 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
31-58
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=73 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
32-41
avg finish delta when both classified
-1.75

Positions Gained

High
n=33 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
7.061
expectation adjusted
-0.551

Finishing

High
n=51 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
64.7%
teammate classification rate
59.8%
retirements
18

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
3.537

Team Points Share

High
n=25 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
14
team points
76
points per start
0.275

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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Arrows19780–82–5
March, Tyrrell, Brabham1972–19761–94–3
Brabham, Tyrrell1973–19761–42–3
Tyrrell, Brabham1975–19760–00–0
Tyrrell, Hesketh1975–19760–11–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0
March, Tyrrell1972–19750–81–6
March, Tyrrell1972–19755–33–3
Brabham, Tyrrell1973–19751–31–2
Lola1974–19755–11–5
Tyrrell19750–00–0
Tyrrell19750–00–0

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1978Canadian Grand PrixArrows——did_not_qualify
1978United States Grand PrixArrows—2216
1978Italian Grand PrixArrows——not_prequalified
1978Dutch Grand PrixArrows——not_prequalified
1978Austrian Grand PrixArrows——not_prequalified
1978German Grand PrixArrows—17disqualified
1978British Grand PrixArrows——did_not_qualify
1978French Grand PrixArrows—2115
1978Swedish Grand PrixArrows—2414
1978Spanish Grand PrixArrows—1914
1978Belgian Grand PrixArrows—17DNF
1978Monaco Grand PrixArrows—19DNF

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1978Arrows9000027th
1976Brabham, Hesketh3000120th
1975Lola, Hill, Tyrrell4000022nd
1974Lola4000034th
1973Brabham4000030th
1972March8000030th
1971Surtees9000320th
1970Brabham100101011th