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Bobby Grim

  • 1959–1960
  • GRI
  • Born 4 September 1924 in Coal City
  • Died 14 June 1995
  • Robert Harold Grim

Compare with another driverSeason 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.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position13
  • Avg finish21
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-16
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1959) · Meskowski (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 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195919601 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1959Kurtis Kraft10–
1960Meskowski10–

Every race

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

All 2 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1959Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft5P26
1960Indianapolis 500Meskowski21P16

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
Duane Carter19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Arnold19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim McWithey19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jud Larson19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Red Amick19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Bobby Grim 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
Indianapolis221