Drivers/United States of America
Henry Banks
- 1950–1952
- BAN
- Born 14 June 1913 in Croydon, United Kingdom
- Died 18 December 1994
- Henry Edwin Banks
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.
- Starts3
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position16.7
- Avg finish16.7
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained0
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsMaserati (1950) · Moore (1951) · Lesovsky (1952)
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
3 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryIndianapolis 500 1950P25 · Maserati
- Last startIndianapolis 500 1952P19 · Lesovsky
All 3 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Indianapolis 500 | Maserati | 21 | P25 | |
| 1951 | Indianapolis 500 | Moore | 17 | P6 | |
| 1952 | Indianapolis 500 | Lesovsky | 12 | P19 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Webb | 1950 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Duane Carter | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Manny Ayulo | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Fred Agabashian | 1950 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Henry Banks 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 | 3 | 16.7 |