Drivers/United States of America
Billy Garrett
- 1956–1958
- GAR
- Born 24 April 1933 in Princeton
- Died 15 February 1999
- William Joseph Garrett
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.
- Starts2
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position22
- Avg finish18.5
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+7
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsKuzma (1956) · Kurtis Kraft (1958)
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
Season by season
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1958 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – |
Every race
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryIndianapolis 500 1956P16 · Kuzma
- Last startIndianapolis 500 1958P21 · Kurtis Kraft
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Indianapolis 500 | Kuzma | 29 | P16 | |
| 1958 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | P21 |
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-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Parsons | 1956–1958 | 0:2 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Eddie Johnson | 1956–1958 | 0:2 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Thomson | 1956–1958 | 2:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Sweikert | 1956 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gene Hartley | 1956 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jimmy Bryan | 1956 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Boyd | 1958 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Bill Cheesbourg | 1958 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Al Keller | 1958 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Christie | 1958 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Magill | 1958 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Paul Russo | 1958 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Shorty Templeman | 1958 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Veith | 1958 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Pat O'Connor | 1958 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Paul Goldsmith | 1958 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jerry Unser Jr. | 1958 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Len Sutton | 1958 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Billy Garrett 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.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 2 | 18.5 |