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Formula One Career |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Nationality | American |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Active years | 1973 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Team(s) | Shadow |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Grands Prix | 13 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Championships | 0 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Wins | 0 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Podium finishes    | 1 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Pole positions | 0 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Fastest laps | 0 |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! First Grand Prix | 1973South African Grand Prix |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! First win | |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Last win | |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! Last Grand Prix | 1973United States Grand Prix |} George Follmer (born January 27, 1934, Phoenix, Arizona), is a retired American racecar driver.

Follmer raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1967-1971 and 1974 seasons, with 25 career starts, including the 1969-1971 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his one victory in 1969 at Phoenix International Raceway.

In 1973, Folmer moved to Formula One. He participated in 12 grands prix, debuting on March 3, 1973. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 5 championship points. The following year he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup series, with appearances in 13 of 30 races.

Follmer also had success in other racing series. In 1965, he won the SCCA Road Racing Championship. He won the Trans-Am championship in both 1972 and 1976 and was the 1972 Can-Am champion.

Award

He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1999 in the sports car category.

Complete Formula One results

(Note: grands prix in bold denote points scoring races.)
George Follmer
Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Team
1973 Shad ARG BRA SAF SPA BEL MON SWE FRA GBR DUT DEU AUT ITA CAN USA Shad

 


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