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Len Sutton

  • 1958–1960
  • SUT
  • Born 9 August 1925 in Portland
  • Died 4 December 2006

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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 position18
  • Avg finish31.3
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-40
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1958) · Lesovsky (1959) · Watson (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 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958195919601 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195819591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Lesovsky10–
1960Watson10–

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft27P32
1959Indianapolis 500Lesovsky22P32
1960Indianapolis 500Watson5P30

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 Thomson1958–19590:20:2–0 : 5Compare
Johnny Boyd19580:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Eddie Johnson19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Paul Goldsmith19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19600:10:1–0 : 8Compare
Rodger Ward19600:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Lloyd Ruby19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Stevenson19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Dick Rathmann19601:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Len Sutton 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
Indianapolis331.3