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George Fonder

  • 1952–1954
  • FON
  • Born 22 June 1917 in Elmhurst
  • Died 14 June 1958
  • George Thomas Fonder

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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 position13
  • Avg finish17
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-2
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsSherman (1952) · Kurtis Kraft (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

1 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195219541 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19521954
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1952Sherman10–
1954Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

3 entries, 2 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1952Indianapolis 500Sherman13P15
1954Indianapolis 500sharedKurtis Kraft–P19
Indianapolis 500sharedSchroeder–P31

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
Duane Carter19540:20:0–0 : 1.5Compare
Jerry Hoyt19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19540:20:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Davies19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19542:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19540:10:0–0 : 8Compare
Jack McGrath19540:10:0–0 : 5Compare
Troy Ruttman19540:10:0–0 : 1.5Compare
Mike Nazaruk19540:10:0–0 : 2Compare
Fred Agabashian19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Larry Crockett19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Art Cross19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Jackson19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Duncan19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: George Fonder 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
Indianapolis217