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Olivier Gendebien
Photo: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Belgian

Olivier Gendebien

Born 12 Jan 1924

Races

16

debut 1956

Wins

0

0% of starts

Podiums

2

Poles

0

Fastest laps

–

no data before 2004

Points

18

Best finish

P2

Finish rate

69%

classified finishes

Teams

4

Emeryson, Lotus-Climax

Career at a glanceBar height = championship position · colour = team
19561961

Season by season

Career

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPos
1961FerrariEmerysonLotus-Climax400314
1960Cooper-Climax502106
1959Ferrari200315
1958Ferrari3000-
1956Ferrari200223

Head to head

Teammates

Won 23 of 60 qualifying duels with a teammate (38%) and 5 of 33 race duels (15%).

TeammateTogetherRacesQualifyingRacePoints
Phil HillFerrari 1958–1959, 1961Cooper-Climax 196062–40–46–32
Tony BrooksFerrari 1959Cooper-Climax 196061–50–37–12
Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax 196050–50–510–35
Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax 196052–31–410–23
Lucien BianchiCooper-Climax 196033–01–010–1
Henry TaylorCooper-Climax 196033–02–16–3
Mike HawthornFerrari 195830–30–10–19
Peter CollinsFerrari 1956, 195830–30–02–8
Wolfgang von TripsFerrari 1958, 196121–10–13–6
Dan GurneyFerrari 195921–10–13–3
Luigi MussoFerrari 1956, 195820–20–12–4
Juan FangioFerrari 195620–20–12–9
Eugenio CastellottiFerrari 195620–20–02–6
Richie GintherFerrari 196111–00–13–4
Innes IrelandLotus-Climax 196110–10–10–9
Jim ClarkLotus-Climax 196110–10–10–0
Peter RyanLotus-Climax 196110–10–10–0
Jim HallLotus-Climax 196111–00–00–0
Lloyd RubyLotus-Climax 196111–00–00–0
Stirling MossLotus-Climax 196110–10–00–0
Ken MilesLotus-Climax 196110–00–00–0
Chris BristowCooper-Climax 196011–00–04–0
Bruce HalfordCooper-Climax 196011–01–06–0
Chuck DaighCooper-Climax 196011–00–00–0
Jack FairmanCooper-Climax 196011–00–00–0
Lance ReventlowCooper-Climax 196010–00–00–0
Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax 196011–00–10–0
Ron FlockhartCooper-Climax 196011–00–00–0
Jean BehraFerrari 195910–10–03–0
Cliff AllisonFerrari 195911–00–10–2
Alfonso de PortagoFerrari 195610–10–00–0

Gendebien's score first. Only races in which both had a result for the same team count. Race: counted when both were classified. Before 1994 qualifying comes from the starting grid. Points are gross race and sprint points. Every season page has the full teammate battles.