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Johnnie Tolan

  • 1956–1958
  • TOL
  • Born 22 October 1917 in Victor
  • Died 6 June 1986

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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 position30.7
  • Avg finish18
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+38
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1956) · Kuzma (1957–1958)

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 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956195719581 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195619571958
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Kuzma10–
1958Kuzma10–

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft31P21
1957Indianapolis 500Kuzma31P20
1958Indianapolis 500Kuzma30P13

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
Eddie Sachs1957–19582:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks19560:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Bob Veith19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Herman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19561:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Jimmy Bryan19570:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Johnny Thomson19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Dempsey Wilson19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Art Bisch19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19561:00:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Johnnie Tolan 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
Indianapolis318