Drivers/United States of America
Fred Wacker
- 1953–1954
- WAC
- Born 10 July 1918 in Chicago
- Died 16 June 1998
- Frederick G. Wacker Jr.
- Starts35 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position16
- Avg finish7.5
- Retirement rate33%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+18
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsGordini (1953–1954)
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
Every race
5 entries, 3 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryDutch Grand Prix 1953DNS · Gordini
- First startBelgian Grand Prix 1953P9 · Gordini
- Last startItalian Grand Prix 1954P6 · Gordini
All 5 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Dutch Grand Prix | Gordini | – | DNS | |
| Belgian Grand Prix | Gordini | 15 | P9 | ||
| Swiss Grand Prix | Gordini | – | DNS | ||
| 1954 | Swiss Grand Prix | Gordini | 15 | DNF | |
| Italian Grand Prix | Gordini | 18 | P6 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Behra | 1953–1954 | 0:0 | 0:3 | +2.02% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Harry Schell | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Clemar Bucci | 1954 | 0:0 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Fred Wacker 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.