DRIVER

Hirt, along with de Terra, was a gentleman Swiss driver who occasionally took part in major races and never remotely troubled the leaders.

He purchased one of Loof’s Veritas-Meteors with fellow countryman Paul Glauser, and ran it during the 1950 and 1951 seasons, but it proved very unreliable in his hands, regularly posting early retirements. He was glad to join forces with Rudi Fischer in 1952 when the Swiss pair ran Formula 2 Ferraris under the Ecurie Espadon (swordfish) banner. Peter ran the old T212 car with no great success, and after having a bash in the team’s T500 at Bremgarten late in 1953 he was seen no more on the circuits at major level.

Personal Statistics

Born	30/03/1910
Place of Birth	Zurich
Died	28/06/1992
Place of Death	Küsnacht
Nationality	CH

Career Statistics

Years in Competition	3
Championships Won	0
Race Presences	5
Race Starts	(80%)  4
Did Not Start	0
Did Not Qualify	0
Retired	(60%)  3
Race Wins	0
Podium Finishes	0
Fastest Laps	0
Pole Positions	0
Front Row Starts	0
Total Driver Points	0
Last Race	Swiss GP (23/08/1953)