Formulast One: Statistics About the First Retirements of Grands Prix (1950-2018)

**NOW UPDATED THROUGH 2018**

When a Formula One driver is the first to retire, does it leave a statistic? Yes it does! From Brock Beard, the writer behind LASTCAR, comes a brand-new book of overlooked Grand Prix statistics. Included are complete rankings by driver, country, chassis, and engine, as well as an annotated race-by-race list of every Formula One last-place finisher from 1950 through 2018!

The result is a Formula One book like none other - it’s not simply about Schumacher, Senna, Piquet, and Vettel, but also Etancelin, Mazzacane, Schuppan, and Thackwell!

**SAMPLE **

1976

1. January 25 - Interlagos
   Ian Ashley (Germany) - 2nd LPF
   #14 BRM / BRM broke an oil pump after 2 laps.

2. March 6 - Kyalami
   Ian Scheckter (South Africa) - 1st LPF
   #15 Tyrrell / Ford Cosworth crashed after 0 laps.

3. March 28 - Long Beach
   Gunnar Nilsson (Sweden) - 1st LPF
   #6 Lotus / Ford Cosworth suffered suspension problems after 0 laps.

4. May 2 - Jarama
   Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil) - 3rd LPF
   #30 Fittipaldi / Ford Cosworth broke the transmission after 3 laps.
   First last-place finish by a Fittipaldi.

5. May 16 - Zolder
   Vittorio Brambilla (Italy) - 4th LPF
   #9 March / Ford Cosworth broke a halfshaft after 6 laps.

6. May 30 - Monte Carlo
   Carlos Reutemann (Argentina) - 2nd LPF
   #7 Brabham / Alfa Romeo crashed after 0 laps.

7. June 13 - Anderstorp
   John Watson (England) - 1st LPF
   #28 Penske / Ford Cosworth crashed after 0 laps.
   First last-place finish by a Penske.

8. July 4 - Paul Ricard
   Harald Ertl (Austria) - 1st LPF
   #24 Hesketh / Ford Cosworth broke a differential after 4 laps.
   First last-place finish by a Hesketh.

9. July 18 - Brands Hatch
   Guy Edwards (England) - 2nd LPF
   #25 Hesketh / Ford Cosworth crashed after 0 laps.

10. August 1 - Nurburgring
    Harald Ertl (Austria) - 2nd LPF
    #24 Hesketh / Ford Cosworth crashed after 0 laps.
    Ertl's was one of the cars involved in Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident on the first lap. He was also one of the drivers who attempted to rescue Lauda from his burning Ferrari.

11. August 15 - Osterreichring
    Carlos Reutemann (Argentina) - 3rd LPF
    #7 Brabham / Alfa Romeo burned the clutch after 0 laps.

12. August 29 - Zandvoort
    Arturo Merzario (Italy) - 2nd LPF
    #20 Wolf-Williams / Ford Cosworth crashed after 0 laps.
    First last-place finish by a Wolf-Williams.

13. September 12 - Monza
    Otto Stuppacher (Austria) - 1st LPF
    #4 Tyrrell / Ford Cosworth did not start.

14. October 3 - Bowmanville
    Chris Amon (New Zealand) - 8th LPF
    #21 Wolf-Williams / Ford Cosworth did not start.

15. October 10 - Watkins Glen
    Patrick DePailler (France) - 1st LPF
    #4 Tyrrell / Ford Cosworth broke a fuel pipe after 7 laps.

16. October 24 - Mount Fuji
    Ronnie Peterson (Sweden) - 1st LPF
    #10 March / Ford Cosworth lost an engine after 0 laps.

1976 RANKINGS
1st) Harald Ertl, Carlos Reutemann (2)
2nd) Chris Amon, Ian Ashley, Vittorio Brambilla, Patrick DePailler, Guy Edwards, Emerson Fittipaldi, Arturo Merzario, Gunnar Nilsson, Ronnie Peterson, Ian Scheckter, Otto Stuppacher, John Watson (1)

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