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Jo Siffert
Jo 'Seppi' Siffert, Switzerland
F1 Career: Monaco 1962 - US 1971
Races
96
2,08%
Tempted by an offer by Ferrari 1970, to keep him in the Sports car team Porsche paid his drive with STP March team. At the seaon's finale race, The Rothams Victory race a suspension failure sent the BRM P160 hurtling into a bank, the car bursting into flames. Siffert was trapped in the wreckage and when he was finally extricated was found to have died of asphyxia, having survived the initial impact with a broken leg.
Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
1971 4
19
BRM P153 & 160
1
1
0
1
1
11
4
-
1970 -
0
March 701
0
0
0
0
0
12
7
1 dnq
1969 9
15
Lotus 49B
0
1
1
0
0
11
6
R Walker/J Durlacher Racing
1968 7
12
Cooper T81 & Lotus 49 & 49B
1
0
0
1
3
12
7
R Walker/J Durlacher Racing
1967 11
6
Cooper T81
0
0
0
0
0
9
6
R Walker/J Durlacher Racing
1966 14
3
Brabham BT11 & Cooper T81
0
0
0
0
0
8
6
Rob Walker Racing
1965 11
5
Brabham BT11
0
0
0
0
0
10
2
Rob Walker Racing
1964 10
7
Lotus 24 & Brabham BT11
0
0
1
0
0
8
3
Siffert Racing Team
1963 15
1
Lotus 24
0
0
0
0
0
9
6
Siffert Racing Team
1962 -
0
Lotus 21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 dnq, Ecurie Nationale Suisse
Wins
Poles
FastLaps
Non F1
Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
2005
Movie: Jo Siffert: Live Fast - Die Young
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Biography
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1971
World Championchip Victory Race
4th
BRM P160
Fatal accident at Brands
.
CanAm
4th
Porsche 917/10
.
.
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 917 Langheck
.
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
winner Porsche 917K
FL
.
Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo, Monza 1000km
2nd
Porsche 917K
.
.
Spa 1000km
2nd
Porsche 917K
FL
.
Nurburgring 1000km
2nd
Porsche 908/03
.
.
6h Watkins Glen
2nd
Porsche 917K
.
.
Brands Hatch 1000km
3rd
Porsche 917K
.
.
12h Sebring
5th
Porsche 917K
FL
.
Questor GP
6th
BRM P160-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Argentina GP
6th
March 701-Ford
Non championchip race
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
ret
BRM P160-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Targa Florio
ret
Porsche 908
.
.
Spring Trophy
ret
BRM P153-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Movie: LeMans
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as racing driver
.
1970
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 917 K
.
.
Spa 1000km
winner Porsche 917 K
.
.
Targa Florio
winner Porsche 908/03
.
.
Zeltweg 1000km
winner Porsche 917 K
.
.
24h Daytona
2nd
Porsche 917 K
FL
.
6h Watkins Glen
2nd
Porsche 917 K
.
.
Formula 2
.
BMW
.
.
Monza 1000km
12th
Porsche 917 K
.
.
CanAm
17th
Porsche 917
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Porsche 917 K
FL
1969
24h LeMans
ret
Porsche 908/02 Langheck
.
.
Zeltweg 1000km
winner Porsche 917
.
.
6h Brands Hatch
winner Porsche 908/02
.
.
Monza 1000km
winner Porsche 908 Langheck
w B Redman
.
Spa 1000km
winner Porsche 908 Langheck
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
winner Porsche 908/02
.
.
6h Watkins Glen
winner Porsche 908/02
.
.
CanAm
4th
Porsche 917 PA / 908/02
.
.
Race of Champions
4th
Lotus 49B-Ford
Non championchip race
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
11th
Lotus 49B-Ford
Non championchip race
.
24h Daytona
ret
Porsche 908L
FL
1968
12h Sebring
winner Porsche 907 2.2
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
winner Porsche 908
FL
.
Zeltweg 1000km
winner Porsche 908
FL
.
24h Daytona
2nd
Porsche 907 Langheck 2.2
.
.
6h Watkins Glen
6th
Porsche 908
.
.
Targa Florio
18th
Porsche 907 2.2
.
.
Monza 1000km
19th
Porsche 908 Langheck
.
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
ret
Lotus 49-Ford
Non championchip race
.
Race of Champions
dns
Lotus 49-Ford
Non championchip race
1967
24h LeMans
5th
Porsche 907/6 Langhack
.
.
Spa 1000km
2nd
Porsche 910
.
.
12h Reims
2nd
Ferrari 365 P2
.
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
3rd
Cooper T81-Maserati
Non championchip race
.
Syracuse GP
3rd
Cooper T81-Maserati
Non championchip race
.
6h Brands Hatch
3rd
Porsche 910 2.2
.
.
Race of Champions
3rd
Cooper T81-Maserati
Non championchip race
.
24h Daytona
4th
Porsche 910
.
.
12h Sebring
4th
Porsche 910
.
.
Targa Florio
6th
Porsche 910/8
.
.
Monza 1000km
5th
Porsche 910
.
.
Spanish GP
ret
Lola T100-BMW
Non championchip race
1966
24h LeMans
4th
Porsche 906/6 Carrera 6 Langhack
.
.
South African GP
2nd
Brabham BT11-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Austrian Sports Car GP
2nd
Porsche 906
FL
.
Monza 1000km
5th
Porsche 906
.
.
12h Sebring
6th
Porsche 906
.
.
Syracuse GP
ret
Cooper T81-Maserati
Non championchip race
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
ret
Cooper T80-Maserati
Non championchip race
.
Movie: Grand Prix
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as himself & racing driver
.
1965
24h LeMans
ret
Maserati Tipo 65
.
.
Mediterranean GP
winner Brabham BT11-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Rand Grand Prix
5th
Brabham BT11-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Race of Champions
6th
Brabham BT11-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Syracuse GP
ret
Brabham BT11-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Sunday Mirror Trophy
ret
Brabham BT11-BRM
Non championchip race
1964
Mediterranean GP
winner Brabham BT11-BRM
Siffert Racing Team
.
Grosser Bergpreis Freiburg
20th
Shelby Cobra roadster
Hill climb
.
Solitude GP
7th
Brabham BT11
Non championchip race
.
Nurburgring 1000km
8th
Porsche 904 GTS
.
.
BRDC International Trophy
11th
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
1963
Spa 500km
3rd
Ferrari 250 GTO
.
.
Syracuse GP
winner Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Imola GP
2nd
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Mediterranean GP
5th
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Int. Gould Cup
11th
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Pau GP
ret
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Solitude GP
ret
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
.
Austrian GP
ret
Lotus 24-BRM
Non championchip race
1961
Mont Ventoux Hillclimb
8th
Lotus Junior
.
.
Eifelrennen
winner Lotus 21
.
.
European Formula Junior
champion Lotus 21
joint with Tony Maggs
1962
Bruxells Grand Prix
6th
Lotus 22-Ford
Ecurie Nationale Suisse
.
Pau Grand Prix
7th
Lotus 21-Climax
Ecurie Nationale Suisse
.
Mediterranean GP
4th
Lotus 21-Climax
Ecurie Nationale Suisse
.
Reims Grand Prix
9th
Lotus 21-Climax
Scuderia Filipinetti
.
Solitude Grand Prix
ret
Lotus 24-BRM
Scuderia Filipinetti
1960
Formula Junior
.
.
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
15th
Ferrari 500 TRC
.
1959
350 cc Swiss championship
champion Gilera
.
.
Sidecar World Championship
champion Passengered Edgar Strub
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