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Al Herman

  • 1955–1960
  • HER
  • Born 15 March 1926 in Topton
  • Died 18 June 1960
  • Homer Gerald Herman

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position25.2
  • Avg finish20.2
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+25
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1955–1956) · Dunn (1957, 1959) · Ewing (1960)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195519561957195919601 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955195719591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1955Kurtis Kraft10–
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Dunn10–
1959Dunn10–
1960Ewing10–

Every race

5 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft16P7
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft27P28
1957Indianapolis 500Dunn30P21
1959Indianapolis 500Dunn23P13
1960Indianapolis 500Ewing30P32

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Tony Bettenhausen1955–19560:20:2–0 : 3Compare
Andy Linden1955–19560:20:2–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor1955–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1955–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks1955–19561:10:2–0 : 6Compare
Ray Crawford1955–19562:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller1955–19561:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd1955–19562:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1955–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian1955–19561:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo1955–19561:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Bob Sweikert19550:10:1–0 : 8Compare
Jimmy Davies19550:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Walt Faulkner19550:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Pat Flaherty19551:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19551:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Cal Niday19551:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Art Cross19551:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19551:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19551:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Jack McGrath19551:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Bob Veith19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Sachs19600:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier19550:10:0–0 : 1Compare
Eddie Russo19560:10:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Al Herman came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis520.2