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Bob Christie

  • 1956–1960
  • CHR
  • Born 4 April 1924 in Grants Pass
  • Died 1 June 2009

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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 position22.6
  • Avg finish15
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+38
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1956–1960)

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 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195619571958195919601 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195619581960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Kurtis Kraft10–
1960Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

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

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft25P13
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft33P13
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft17P14
1959Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft24P25
1960Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft14P10

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
Paul Russo1956–19592:21:3+0.71%0 : 4Compare
Al Keller1956–19582:12:1+0.48%0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor1956–19582:10:3+1.93%0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1956–19592:10:3+0.30%0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd1956–19581:20:3+1.24%0 : 4Compare
Don Freeland1957–19602:11:2−0.09%0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson1957–19591:21:2+0.29%0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo1956–19603:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith1956–19581:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian1956–19571:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1956–19572:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1956–19572:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner1956–19571:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1956–19571:10:2–0 : 2Compare
Johnnie Parsons1957–19581:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill1957–19582:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg1957–19581:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman1958–19602:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks19560:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Rodger Ward19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Herman19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Goldsmith19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Duane Carter19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Arnold19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jim McWithey19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bobby Grim19591:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jud Larson19591:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Red Amick19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Force19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dempsey Wilson19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Bob Christie 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
Indianapolis515