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Eddie Sachs

  • 1957–1960
  • SAC
  • Born 28 May 1927 in Allentown
  • Died 30 May 1964
  • Edward Julius Sachs, Jr.

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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 position5.8
  • Avg finish20.8
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion0%
  • Positions gained-60
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKuzma (1957–1959) · Ewing (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 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 19571958195919601 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 1957195819591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1957Kuzma10–
1958Kuzma10–
1959Kuzma10–
1960Ewing10–

Every race

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

All 4 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1957Indianapolis 500Kuzma2P23
1958Indianapolis 500Kuzma18P22
1959Indianapolis 500Kuzma2P17
1960Indianapolis 500poleEwing1P21

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
Johnnie Tolan1957–19580:22:0–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt1958–19590:21:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Bryan19570:11:0–0 : 4Compare
Johnny Thomson19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Dempsey Wilson19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Art Bisch19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Herman19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Eddie Sachs 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
Indianapolis420.8