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Kurtis Kraft F1 pole positions

Pole positions info

Pole positions	6
One-two	5 (83.3%)
Race no. first pole position	1st race
First pole position	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last pole position	1957 Indianapolis 500
Most poles in a season	1 (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957)
No. of polesitters	6

Statistics

A detailed look at Kurtis Kraft’s F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by driver

Driver	Poles	Pole & win
(USA) Walt Faulkner	1	–
(USA) Duke Nalon	1	–
(USA) Fred Agabashian	1	–
(USA) Bill Vukovich	1	1
(USA) Jack McGrath	1	–
(USA) Pat O’Connor	1	–

Pole positions by year

Year	Poles	1-2	Driver(s)
1950	1	1	Faulkner (1)
1951	1	1	Nalon (1)
1952	1	1	Agabashian (1)
1953	1	1	Vukovich (1)
1954	1	1	McGrath (1)
1957	1	–	O’Connor (1)

Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand Prix	Poles	Year(s)
Indianapolis	6	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957

Bold denotes a one-two start

Pole positions by circuit

Circuit	Poles	Year(s)
Indianapolis	6	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957

Bold denotes a one-two start

List of pole positions

Below is a detailed list of F1 pole positions by Kurtis Kraft. The table can be sorted by clicking on the column headers.

No.	Year	Grand Prix	Circuit	Race no.	Driver	Engine	Race	Pole margin
1	1950	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	1	Walt Faulkner	Offenhauser L4	7	0.782s
2	1951	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	2	Duke Nalon	Novi L8	10^R	0.712s
3	1952	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	3	Fred Agabashian	Cummins L6	27^R	0.481s
4	1953	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	4	Bill Vukovich	Offenhauser L4	1	0.427s
5	1954	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	5	Jack McGrath	Offenhauser L4	3	0.568s
6	1957	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	8	Pat O’Connor	Offenhauser L4	8	0.034s