Bobby Ball

1951–1952
BAL
Born 26 August 1925 in Phoenix
Died 27 February 1954
Robert Kay Ball

Compare with another driver Season by season in the Explorer

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 P17

Career numbers

Avg grid position23
Avg finish18.5
Retirement rate0%
Pole-to-win conversion–
Positions gained+9
Points scored2
Longest winning streak–
Longest podium streak–
Longest points-scoring streak1
TeamsSchroeder (1951) · Stevens (1952)

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

WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Championship
1951	Schroeder	1			2	P17
1952	Stevens	1			0	–

Every race

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

First entryIndianapolis 500 1951P5 · Schroeder
Last startIndianapolis 500 1952P32 · Stevens

All 2 races, season by season

Year	Race	Team	Grid	Result	Points
1951	Indianapolis 500	Schroeder	29	P5	2
1952	Indianapolis 500	Stevens	17	P32

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
Duke Dinsmore	1951	1:0	1:0	–	2 : 0	Compare
Bill Schindler	1952	0:1	0:1	–	0 : 0	Compare

Green: Bobby Ball 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