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Don Freeland

  • 1953–1960
  • FRE
  • Born 25 March 1925 in Los Angeles
  • Died 2 November 2007

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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 position17.3
  • Avg finish15
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+18
  • Points scored4
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsWatson (1953) · Phillips (1954–1956, 1958) · Kurtis Kraft (1957, 1959–1960)

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 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 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 195319541955195619571958195919601 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 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 19531955195719591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1953Watson10–
1954Phillips10–
1955Phillips10–
1956Phillips114P12
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1958Phillips10–
1959Kurtis Kraft10–
1960Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

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

All 8 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1953Indianapolis 500Watson15P27
1954Indianapolis 500Phillips6P7
1955Indianapolis 500Phillips21P15
1956Indianapolis 500Phillips26P34
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft21P17
1958Indianapolis 500Phillips13P7
1959Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft25P22
1960Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft11P22

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
Bob Christie1957–19601:22:1+0.09%0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo1957–19590:21:1–0 : 3Compare
Eddie Johnson1957–19591:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1957–19591:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo1957–19602:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19570:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Johnny Boyd19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:00:1–0 : 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 Hartley19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Force19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dempsey Wilson19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Don Freeland 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
Indianapolis8115