Drivers/United States of America
Pat Flaherty
- 1950–1959
- FLA
- Born 6 January 1926 in Glendale
- Died 9 April 2002
- George Francis Flaherty
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.
- Starts6
- Wins117% of starts
- Podiums117% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P5
Career numbers
- Avg grid position13.2
- Avg finish15
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion100%
- Positions gained+4
- Points scored8
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsKurtis Kraft (1950, 1953–1955) · Watson (1956, 1959)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1953 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1954 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1955 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1956 | Watson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | P5 |
| 1959 | Watson | 1 | 0 | – |
Every race
6 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryIndianapolis 500 1950P10 · Kurtis Kraft
- First winIndianapolis 500 1956P1 · Watson
- Last startIndianapolis 500 1959P19 · Watson
All 6 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | P10 | |
| 1953 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | P22 | |
| 1954 | Indianapolis 500shared | Kurtis Kraft | – | P28 | |
| 1955 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | P10 | |
| 1956 | Indianapolis 500pole | Watson | 1 | P1 | 8 |
| 1959 | Indianapolis 500 | Watson | 18 | P19 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Parsons | 1950–1955 | 3:2 | 1:2 | +1.47% | 0 : 9 | Compare |
| Sam Hanks | 1950–1955 | 2:3 | 1:2 | +1.37% | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Jack McGrath | 1950–1955 | 2:2 | 0:3 | +1.73% | 0 : 7 | Compare |
| Fred Agabashian | 1950–1955 | 2:2 | 0:3 | +1.38% | 0 : 1.5 | Compare |
| Jim Rathmann | 1953–1959 | 0:5 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 6 | Compare |
| Walt Faulkner | 1950–1955 | 0:3 | 0:3 | +1.07% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Jerry Hoyt | 1950–1954 | 2:2 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jimmy Davies | 1953–1955 | 0:4 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Tony Bettenhausen | 1950–1955 | 1:3 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Bill Vukovich | 1953–1955 | 1:2 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 18 | Compare |
| Art Cross | 1953–1955 | 1:2 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 6 | Compare |
| Paul Russo | 1953–1955 | 1:3 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4.5 | Compare |
| Jimmy Daywalt | 1953–1955 | 0:3 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Andy Linden | 1953–1955 | 1:3 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Rodger Ward | 1953–1959 | 0:2 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 8 | Compare |
| Marshall Teague | 1953–1954 | 0:3 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Cal Niday | 1953–1955 | 2:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jimmy Jackson | 1950–1954 | 1:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Duke Dinsmore | 1950–1953 | 1:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Duane Carter | 1953–1954 | 0:3 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 3.5 | Compare |
| Gene Hartley | 1953–1954 | 1:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Sweikert | 1954–1955 | 0:2 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 8 | Compare |
| Pat O'Connor | 1954–1955 | 0:2 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Cecil Green | 1950 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Joie Chitwood | 1950 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Mack Hellings | 1950 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny McDowell | 1950 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Walt Brown | 1950 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Dennis Nalon | 1953 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Carl Scarborough | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bill Holland | 1953 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Spider Webb | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bill Homeier | 1954–1955 | 1:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Al Herman | 1955 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chuck Weyant | 1955 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ray Crawford | 1955 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Al Keller | 1955 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Boyd | 1955 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ed Elisian | 1955 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Dick Rathmann | 1959 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Johnson | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Scott | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Mantz | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Thomson | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jackie Holmes | 1953 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chuck Stevenson | 1953 | 1:0 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Troy Ruttman | 1954 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 1.5 | Compare |
| Mike Nazaruk | 1954 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Larry Crockett | 1954 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ernie McCoy | 1954 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Frank Armi | 1954 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| George Fonder | 1954 | 0:1 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Pat Flaherty 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 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 |