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Cliff Griffith

  • 1951–1956
  • GRI
  • Born 6 February 1916 in Nineveh
  • Died 23 January 1996

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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 position19
  • Avg finish15.7
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+10
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1951–1952) · Stevens (1956)

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 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951195219561 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19511956
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1951Kurtis Kraft10–
1952Kurtis Kraft10–
1956Stevens10–

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1951Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft18P28
1952Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft9P9
1956Indianapolis 500Stevens30P10

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
Jack McGrath1951–19521:10:2–0 : 2Compare
Dennis Nalon1951–19521:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks1951–19520:20:2–0 : 4Compare
Fred Agabashian1951–19521:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1951–19521:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Chet Miller1951–19521:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Lee Wallard19510:10:1–0 : 9Compare
Mike Nazaruk19510:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Carl Forberg19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Force19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Schindler19510:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19510:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Cecil Green19510:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19510:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Walt Brown19510:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19520:11:0–0 : 6Compare
Art Cross19520:11:0–0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Bryan19520:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19520:11:0–0 : 0Compare
George Connor19520:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Joe James19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19521:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Chuck Stevenson19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny McDowell19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Manny Ayulo19510:10:0–0 : 2Compare

Green: Cliff Griffith 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
Indianapolis315.7