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Johnny Thomson F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
American
Birthplace
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Birth9 April 1922
Date of Death24 September 1960 (aged 38)
First Grand Prix
1953 Indianapolis 500
Last Grand Prix
1960 Indianapolis 500
Year(s) Active1953–60
Best Championship Result12th (1959)

Related Pages

  • Podiums
  • Pole Positions
  • Fastest Laps
  • Front Row Starts

F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Starts8 
First Race Start
1953 Indianapolis 500
 
Last Race Start
1960 Indianapolis 500
Did Not Start0 
Best Race Start1st×1
Best Race Finish3rd×1
Retirements337.5%
First-Lap Retirements0 
Not Classified0 
Disqualified0 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events1 
Number of Circuits1 
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums112.5%
Races Until First Podium7 
First Podium Finish
1959 Indianapolis 500
Wins0 
Second-Place Finishes0 
Third-Place Finishes1100%
Most Consecutive Podium Finishes0 
Most Podium Finishes in a Single Season11959
Seasons with Podium Finishes1 
More podium stats
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions112.5%
Races Until First Pole Position7 
First Pole Position
1959 Indianapolis 500
Pole Position and Win0 
Most Consecutive Pole Positions0 
Most Pole Positions in a Single Season11959
Seasons with at Least One Pole Position1 
More pole position stats
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps112.5%
Races Until First Fastest Lap7 
First Fastest Lap
1959 Indianapolis 500
Win with Fastest Lap0 
Most Consecutive Fastest Laps0 
Most Fastest Laps in a Single Season11959
Seasons with at least One Fastest Lap1 
More fastest lap stats
Points Stats
Points Scored101.25 pts p/r
Points Finishes337.5%
Races Until First Points Finish3 
First Points Finish
1955 Indianapolis 500
Last Points Finish
1960 Indianapolis 500
Most Points Scored in a Single Season51959
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season11955, 1959, 1960
Seasons with at least One Points Finish3 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts112.5%
Races Until First Front Row Start7 
First Front Row Start
1959 Indianapolis 500
Pole1100%
2nd0 
Most Front Row Starts in a Single Season11959
Most Consecutive Front Row Starts0 
Seasons with at least One Front Row Start1 
More front row start stats

Driver Stats by Season

Johnny Thomson’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRSWPDPPFLFRDNFPFPTSWC
1953
  • Del Roy
  • Kurtis Kraft
1–––––1––NC
1954Nichels1––––––––NC
1955Kuzma1––––––1313th
1956Kuzma1–––––1––NC
1957Kuzma1––––––––NC
1958Kurtis Kraft1–––––1––NC
1959Lesovsky1–1111–1512th
1960Lesovsky1––––––1223rd
  8011113310 
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RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship
NC
Not Classified

Driver Stats by Constructor

Johnny Thomson’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRSWPDPPFLFRDNFPFPTS
Del Roy (1953)1–––––1––
Kurtis Kraft (1953, 1958)2–––––1––
Nichels (1954)1––––––––
Kuzma (1955–57)3–––––113
Lesovsky (1959–60)2–1111–27
 8*011113310
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Notes

  • Johnny Thomson featured in the 1953 Indianapolis 500 for both Del Roy and Kurtis Kraft.

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