Drivers/United States of America
John Fitch
- 1953–1955
- FIT
- Born 4 August 1917 in Indianapolis
- Died 31 October 2012
- John Cooper Fitch
- Starts2
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position23
- Avg finish9
- Retirement rate50%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+11
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsHWM (1953) · Maserati (1955)
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
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryItalian Grand Prix 1953DNF · HWM
- Last startItalian Grand Prix 1955P9 · Maserati
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Italian Grand Prix | HWM | 26 | DNF | |
| 1955 | Italian Grand Prix | Maserati | 20 | P9 |
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 | 1955 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Carlos Menditéguy | 1955 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Roberto Mieres | 1955 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Lance Macklin | 1953 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 1953 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Luigi Musso | 1955 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Horace Gould | 1955 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Collins | 1955 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: John Fitch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 2 | 9 |