Drivers/United States of America
Joe James
- 1951–1952
- JAM
- Born 23 May 1925 in Saucier
- Died 5 November 1952
- Joseph David James
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.
- Starts2
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position23
- Avg finish23
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained0
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsWatson (1951) · Kurtis Kraft (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
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Watson | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1952 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – |
Every race
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryIndianapolis 500 1951P33 · Watson
- Last startIndianapolis 500 1952P13 · Kurtis Kraft
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Indianapolis 500 | Watson | 30 | P33 | |
| 1952 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | P13 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rathmann | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 6 | Compare |
| Sam Hanks | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Art Cross | 1952 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Jimmy Bryan | 1952 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jimmy Reece | 1952 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| George Connor | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Cliff Griffith | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnnie Parsons | 1952 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jack McGrath | 1952 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bill Vukovich | 1952 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Chuck Stevenson | 1952 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny McDowell | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Rodger Ward | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Dennis Nalon | 1952 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Sweikert | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Fred Agabashian | 1952 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Gene Hartley | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Scott | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chet Miller | 1952 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Andy Linden | 1952 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Joe James 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 | 2 | 23 |