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Jimmy Bryan

  • 1952–1960
  • BRY
  • Born 28 January 1926 in Phoenix
  • Died 19 June 1960
  • James Ernest Bryan

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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 position15.2
  • Avg finish13.4
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+16
  • Points scored18
  • Longest winning streak1
  • Longest podium streak2
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1952) · Schroeder (1953) · Kuzma (1954–1957) · Epperly (1958–1960)

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 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P8 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1958: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 1 wins , championship P13 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195219541956195819601 1952: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P8 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1958: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 1 wins , championship P13 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952195519581960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1952Kurtis Kraft10–
1953Schroeder10–
1954Kuzma116P8
1955Kuzma10–
1956Kuzma10–
1957Kuzma114P14
1958Epperly1118P13
1959Epperly10–
1960Epperly10–

Every race

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

All 9 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1952Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft21P6
1953Indianapolis 500Schroeder31P14
1954Indianapolis 500Kuzma3P26
1955Indianapolis 500Kuzma11P24
1956Indianapolis 500Kuzma19P19
1957Indianapolis 500Kuzma15P34
1958Indianapolis 500Epperly7P18
1959Indianapolis 500Epperly20P33
1960Indianapolis 500Epperly10P19

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
Johnny Thomson1955–19572:11:2+1.26%4 : 3Compare
Jim Rathmann1952–19581:11:1–8 : 8Compare
Johnnie Parsons1952–19561:11:1–0 : 3Compare
Chuck Stevenson1952–19542:01:1–6 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward1952–19552:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert1952–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley1952–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1958–19591:11:1–8 : 7Compare
Paul Goldsmith1959–19600:21:1–0 : 6Compare
Johnny Boyd1959–19601:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks19520:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Art Cross19520:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Reece19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
George Connor19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Cliff Griffith19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jack McGrath19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Joe James19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19521:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Johnny McDowell19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Chet Miller19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Manny Ayulo19541:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Duane Carter19550:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19571:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19571:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Eddie Sachs19571:00:1–4 : 0Compare
George Amick19581:01:0–8 : 6Compare
Red Amick19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Wayne Weiler19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim McWithey19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Walt Faulkner19541:00:0–6 : 0Compare

Green: Jimmy Bryan 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
Indianapolis91313.4