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Bill Cheesbourg

  • 1957–1959
  • CHE
  • Born 12 June 1927 in Tucson
  • Died 6 November 1995
  • William Bernard Cheesbourg

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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 position28.7
  • Avg finish19
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+29
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1957–1958) · Kuzma (1959)

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 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957195819591 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195719581959
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Kuzma10–

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft23P26
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft33P10
1959Indianapolis 500Kuzma30P21

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
Al Keller1957–19592:10:3+0.19%0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo1957–19581:10:2–0 : 3Compare
Johnny Boyd1957–19580:20:2–0 : 4Compare
Pat O'Connor1957–19581:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie1957–19581:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1957–19581:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill1957–19581:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson1957–19580:20:2–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19570:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Marshall Teague19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Paul Goldsmith19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Sachs19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Bill Cheesbourg 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
Indianapolis319