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Paul Goldsmith

  • 1958–1960
  • GOL
  • Born 2 October 1925 in Parkersburg

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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 position19.3
  • Avg finish12.7
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+20
  • Points scored6
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1958) · Epperly (1959–1960)

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 , championship P17 1960: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P15 1958195919601 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P17 1960: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P15 195819591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Epperly12P17
1960Epperly114P15

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft16P30
1959Indianapolis 500Epperly16P52
1960Indianapolis 500Epperly26P34

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 Boyd1958–19602:10:3+0.69%6 : 4Compare
Jimmy Bryan1959–19602:01:1–6 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19590:10:1–2 : 3Compare
Red Amick19601:00:1–4 : 0Compare
Wayne Weiler19601:00:1–4 : 0Compare
Jim McWithey19601:01:0–4 : 0Compare

Green: Paul Goldsmith 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
Indianapolis3112.7