Formula One Elderly World Drivers Championship

[Vepe]

I had this idea after seeing the JWDC, and this is basically the opposite: a championship for drivers older than 35.

Similar criteria as in JDWC:

1. A driver may enter this championship if he is aged 35 or over during a season. Example: Michael Schumacher was born in 1969, so he is eglible for this championship from 2004 onwards. The logic used is very simple. Add 35 to the year the driver was born.

2. A driver can't have won the F1 World Driver's Championship (WDC). If a driver had won the JDWC he is still eglible for this championship. Ex. Michael Schumacher would age-wise be eligible for the 2004 season, but because he has already won the WDC he can't compete in the EWDC anymore.

The point system will follow the main championship and what was used that year.

[Vepe]

2011 Season, Rd 8/19

Drivers allowed:
Mark Webber
Rubens Barrichello
Pedro de la Rosa
Jarno Trulli

Standings:
1. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, 200 pts
2. Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth, 108
3. Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus-Renault, 105
4. Pedro de la Rosa, 15

[tommykl]

Hey! I was going to do that one

Seriously though, don't you think the age limit is a bit high? I would have put it at around 31-32.

[Vepe]

1969 Season

Drivers allowed:
Sam Tingle
Pete Lovely
Jo Bonnier
John Love
Al Pease
Xavier Perrot*
Hans Herrmann*
(* denotes F2 entry at Rd 7)

Standings:

1. Pete Lovely 18
2. Sam Tingle 6
=. Xavier Perrot 6

[Vepe]

Hey! I was going to do that one

Seriously though, don't you think the age limit is a bit high? I would have put it at around 31-32.

You´re too slow

and, yeah, I think that I´ll drop it to 32 years.

[Vepe]

2011 Season, Rd 8/19

Drivers allowed:
Mark Webber
Nick Heidfeld
Rubens Barrichello
Pedro de la Rosa
Jarno Trulli
Narain Karthikeyan

Standings:

Mark Webber 193 pts
Nick Heidfeld 151
Rubens Barrichello 90
Jarno Trulli 87
Narain Karthikeyan 60
Pedro de la Rosa 18

[Bleu]

IMO this (and juniors) could work best by counting average age of the drivers participating that season and then those who are 10% over would participate. But of course it takes a lot of work.

In the 1950s the limit would probably be somewhere in 40s.

[James1978]

Surely if Graham Hill, Jack Brabham and John Surtees are eligible for 1969 then Michael Schumacher is for 2011 as they are all former champions?

The champions rule that applies in JWDC is that a driver is eligible up to including their last real championship, so maybe for EWDC make them only eligible for their last championship onwards?

[Benetton]

IMO this (and juniors) could work best by counting average age of the drivers participating that season and then those who are 10% over would participate. But of course it takes a lot of work.

In the 1950s the limit would probably be somewhere in 40s.

For the juniors I thought really hard about the age limit and decided 27 was quite optimal for most seasons from 1959 onwards and decided just to skip the 50's since most of the results would have been ridiculous.

For this championship it is alot harder to set an age barrier since most non-world championship drivers won't "last" until post-30 while they may have appeared in the Juniors. The Fisichella's, Trulli's. Patrese's and Barrichello's are a rare bunch.

Maybe try to take 6-7 most oldest persons from the grid (who drove over 85% of that seasons GPs) and present them at the start of each season.

[Vepe]

Surely if Graham Hill, Jack Brabham and John Surtees are eligible for 1969 then Michael Schumacher is for 2011 as they are all former champions?

The champions rule that applies in JWDC is that a driver is eligible up to including their last real championship, so maybe for EWDC make them only eligible for their last championship onwards?

Ummm... I think I got confused with this starting in 1969 and JWDC starting in 1959 so Hill, Brabham and Surtees are NOT eligible for this

Maybe try to take 6-7 most oldest persons from the grid (who drove over 85% of that seasons GPs) and present them at the start of each season.

I think that I´ll do that later, when the drivers ages starts to drop.

Also edited the 1969 season, so it should be correct now.

[Vepe]

1970 Season

Drivers eligible:
Dan Gurney
Alex Soler-Roig
John Love
Peter de Klerk
Jo Bonnier
Pete Lovely

Standings

1. Dan Gurney 9
2. John Love 9
3. Peter de Klerk 6

[Vepe]

1971 Season

Drivers eligible:
Dave Charlton
Alex Soler-Roig
Jo Siffert
Vic Elford
John Cannon
John Love
Jackie Pretorius
Skip Barber
Pete Lovely

Standings

Jo Siffert 63
Jo Bonnier 10
Vic Elford 9
John Cannon 6

[Vepe]

1972 Season

Drivers eligible:
Alex Soler-Roig
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Bill Brack
Brian Redman
Dave Charlton
John Love
Skip Barber


Standings

Jean-Pierre Beltoise 39
Brian Redman 24
John Love 9
Skip Barber 9

[Vepe]

1973 Season

Drivers eligible
Luiz Bueno
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Jackie Pretorius
George Follmer
Brian Redman
Dave Charlton

Standings

George Follmer 54
Jean- Pierre Beltoise 51
Luiz Bueno 9

[Vepe]

1974 Season

Due to the low number of entries, it was decided to lower the minimum age to 32.

Drivers eligible:

Mike Hailwood
David Hobbs
Carlos Reutemann
Teddy Pilette
Reine Wisell
Howden Ganley
Vittorio Brambilla
Clay Regazzoni
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Henri Pescarolo
Peter Revson
Brian Redman
Derek Bell
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Tom Belso
Gijs van Lennep
Dave Charlton
Guy Edwards
Peter Gethin
Paddy Driver
John Nicholson
Dieter Quester
Carlo Facetti
Gerard Larrousse
Eppie Wietzes
Mario Andretti
Mark Donohue
Lella Lombardi

Standings

Clay Regazzoni 102
Carlos Reutemann 53
Mike Hailwood 37
Jean-Pierre Beltoise 26
Vittorio Brambilla 21
Henri Pescarolo 12
David Hobbs 12
Tom Belso 9
Brian Redman 6
Mario Andretti 6
Mark Donohue 3
Howden Ganley 2
Derek Bell 2
Gijs van Lennep 2
Teddy Pilette 1
Dave Charlton 1