Drivers/United States of America
Dempsey Wilson
- 1958–1960
- WIL
- Born 11 March 1927 in Los Angeles
- Died 23 April 1971
- Dempsey Cothrien Wilson
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 position32.5
- Avg finish24
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+17
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsKuzma (1958) · Kurtis Kraft (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
Season by season
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1960 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – |
Every race
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryIndianapolis 500 1958P15 · Kuzma
- Last startIndianapolis 500 1960P33 · Kurtis Kraft
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Indianapolis 500 | Kuzma | 32 | P15 | |
| 1960 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | P33 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Joseph Foyt | 1958–1960 | 1:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnnie Tolan | 1958 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Sachs | 1958 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Art Bisch | 1958 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Christie | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gene Hartley | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Shorty Templeman | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Don Freeland | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Russo | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gene Force | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Dempsey Wilson 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 | 24 |