15 of the worst Formula 1 drivers ever

In the most prestigious category of motorsport, eternity is a goal that a select few competitors can only achieve.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to anticipate that the vast majority of people who have ever been a part of its grid will gain glory.

Still, it is reasonable to expect that they will contribute something positive.

That isn’t exactly what “some racers who didn’t take the opportunity to drive in F1” (strong) and “who reaped inferior results in their day” (strong) can boast, though.

They will be discussed in the newest entry for Motorbli, which can be found below.

The “hall of fame” honors the worst Formula One drivers in history.

After we’ve covered the ground that needs to be protected, let’s move on to the protagonists for the wrong side of this list, which consists of the 15 worst F1 drivers in the annals of racing history.

1. Luca Badoer

Even though he can brag about having his hands on a Ferrari steering wheel, the reality is that throughout his entire athletic career, Luca Badoer did not earn a single point in any of the 51 Grand Prix that he competed in.

This makes him the athlete who has competed in the most races without achieving this goal.

However, when he drove the red car in 2009, he had not competed in Formula 1 for ten years.

Although inactivity takes a toll on everyone, it does not affect them in this way.

It is true that in his early years, back in the 1990s, only the top six scored points and that some of the results he obtained would have been worth adding in the years to come; however, having driven for the Prancing Horse, even if only two races, is not justified.

This is because, in the 1990s, only the top six scored points in his early years.

2. The Honorable Victor Al Pease

The Canadian driver Victor Al Pease made his first appearance in the championship in 1967 at the Canadian Grand Prix, which took place in his home country.

The weather conditions on that rainy August Sunday were a dress rehearsal for his performance on the Mosport Park circuit, which was to take place later.

Although it is correct that this calls for caution, Al Pease took it to an extreme by driving at an average speed of fewer than 70 kilometers per hour: 69.4.

Because he was such a plodder, it should not have come as a surprise that he crossed the finish line a whopping 43 laps in arrears to the race’s victor, Jack Brabham.

His most outstanding achievement, or irony, came on the same stage two years later when he was disqualified after seeing the black flag for running at such a slow speed.

His accomplishment came about due to the irony that he was running at such a slow speed. Something is never seen before.

3. Taki Inoue

The third one on this list had the opportunity to compete in 18 races throughout their career.

On the other hand, as he has acknowledged in public, he could not triumph over any of his competitors on the asphalt.

The truth is that Taki Inoue gave up on races 13 times while competing for the Footwork team, which wasn’t exactly a rocket ship either. In all of those races, he also raced for other teams.

In addition, he was involved in a couple of accidents involving a collision with a safety car.

These accidents took place in Monaco and Hungary in 1995. The first accident occurred inside the vehicle while he was being towed, and in the second accident, the Japanese driver was running on the grass with a fire extinguisher in his hand to put a fire in his car.

He was fortunate enough to walk away from both of them unscathed.

4. Andrea de Cesaris

The Italian driver holds several records, but they aren’t necessarily due to his driving prowess.

Andrea de Cesaris is the driver who has retired from the most races in a single season, with a total of 14 out of 16 races.

In 1987, he had the earliest retirements before the start of a race with 11, and he could link 22 without seeing the checkered flag.

In total, they 148, placing him first among the participants who have dropped out the most.

Even though he participated in 208 races, a significant number, he was never successful in winning a race, even though he drove for a great team at the time, such as Mclaren.

5. Marco Apicella

El Breve is a facetious nickname for this guy, who is strong.

Marco Apicella could only compete in Formula One for as long as he remained capable of running a distance of 200 meters.

It happened during the 1993 Italian Grand Prix when he was driving a Jordan-Hurt, and as he approached the first corner, he crashed into the middle of the pack, bringing him face-to-face with the reality of the situation.

Even though Eddie Jordan had entrusted him with a seat in a single-seater in anticipation of his future success in the Japanese and Italian Formula 3000, he was never able to get back into a single-seater during the competition.

Formula One drivers have, without a doubt, the shortest career possible in the sport.

6. Hans Heyer

There was a Friday pre-qualifier back in the 1970s that was used to send some drivers home.

One affected person was Hans Heyer, who competed in his first Grand Prix at Hockenheim in 1977 but was disqualified.

Good old Heyer realized he could join the party despite being two positions outside the qualifying zone.

He did this by capitalizing that Clay Regazzoni and Alan Jones both crashed at the beginning of the race.

He began driving around the track as if it were his property and without permission from anyone for a total of nine laps.

During that time, the gearbox in his vehicle broke down, and no FIA official was aware of the problem until it was too late. Unprecedented.

7. Alex Yoong

Alex Yoong is not only the only driver from Malaysia to have competed in the championship up to this point, but he is also one of the antagonists in the series.

When he first arrived at Minardi, he shared a team with someone named Fernando Alonso; later, he would share the group with Mark Webber.

Therefore, it was difficult for him to stand out, in contrast to how simple it was for him to arrive with a check under his arm.

On the other hand, it was simple for him to draw attention to himself.

In any event, what is inexplicable is his inability to surpass 107% in more than one qualifying session, which caused him to be eliminated from multiple competitions.

This prevented him from winning any of the races.

Because of this, the Italian team decided to take him out of the car in Hungary and Belgium so that he could gain more experience while Anthony Davidson took his place. He came back for the final three rounds before leaving Formula One.

8. Yuji Ide

A little bit more recently, we find Yuji Ide, a Japanese driver who competed for Super Aguri in 2006 but did so for a total of only four races because the FIA required that he do so to revoke his super license.

He was the instigator of most of the mishaps in the Grand Prix races he participated in.

Still, in the race at Imola, he took things to a whole new level when he passed Christijan Albers in the second chicane, which caused the unfortunate Dutchman to spin out multiple times.

And at the very least, before his arrival, he did some more merit than, for instance, Yoong because he was the runner-up in Formula Nippon.

9. Gabriele Tarquini

Gabriele Tarquini was unable to overcome those pre-qualifications even after attempting to do so up to 40 times, making her yet another person fall victim to them.

Because of this, he was only permitted to start 38 races between 1987 and 1995; however, it is also true that he did not precisely race for the best teams, including Osella, Coloni, AGS, Fondmetal, and Tyrrell.

In total, he participated in 38 races.

He was a standout performer in the World Touring Car Championship, winning the title in 2009 and 2018 and finishing in second place in 2008, 2010, and 2013.

In fact, at the age of 56 years and 259 days, he is the oldest competitor to win an FIA competition.

10. Paolo Barilla

In 1989 and 1990, the successful entrepreneur Paolo Barilla raced in Formula One with the Minardi team. Paolo Barilla is the namesake of a well-known pasta brand that bears his name.

During that period, he competed for the Italian team nine times, but on six occasions, he did not qualify for the race.

However, he does have something to brag about: in 1985, he drove for Porsche and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Klaus Ludwig and Luis Krages.

11. Gary Brabham

When you think of Gary Brabham, you might think of the phrase “like father, like son.”

Although he was the son of the legendary three-time Australian champion, he was unable to qualify for either of the Formula One races he entered.

In the first race, held at the Phoenix street circuit, he set a record for the slowest qualifying lap in history, finishing 38 seconds behind Gerhard Berger’s pole time and 34 seconds behind the required minimum to qualify.

12. Berni Ecclestone

Not many people may be aware of this, but before Bernie Ecclestone made Formula One into a great show, he competed as a driver in the championship.

In 1958, when he competed in the UK Grand Prix at Silverstone, he qualified in twentieth place with his Connaught Alta, forty seconds behind the driver who finished second-to-last, Alan Stacey.

To his credit, he could devote himself to the organization more flexibly.

13. Pedro Diniz

The Brazilian Pedro Diniz is likely one of those featured here who has had the most successful career in Grand Circus among those featured here.

Because of his affiliation with the Arrows, Sauber, Forti, and Ligier teams, he competed in nearly one hundred different races.

Despite this, he could only score 10 points in the game.

He was never able to escape the shadow of his teammates; in fact, several of them went on to win world championships, and that is possibly the most cherished memory he has of his time spent in Formula One.

14. Jean-Louis Schlesser

Jean-Louis Schlesser, a Frenchman, was tasked with playing a significant part.

After Nigel Mansell became ill in 1988, he was promoted to replace Mansell at Williams.

After failing three pre-qualifications five years ago, he hadn’t done much to bolster people’s confidence in him.

His pre-qualifying performance at Imola was not without difficulty, and his race pace was a disaster, as it was two seconds slower than that of his teammate Riccardo Patrese.

To make matters even worse, when he was supposed to turn in for the third time from Ayrton Senna, he lost control of his Williams and threw the Brazilian into the air at the Ascari chicane.

Naturally, the fact that he went on to win the Dakar Rally should be cited as a point in his favor.

15. Perry McCarthy

The final driver to be discussed is Perry McCarthy, who raced for the Andrea Moda team in 1992 and participated in six Grand Prix events.

He was never able to qualify for the race, partly because the car didn’t even go in reverse.

The fact that the employees were the same ones who worked in the shoe factory of the brand that gave its name to the team is one of the possible reasons why they did this.

They even showed up at a Mexican GP with unassembled single-seaters. The work was done poorly.

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