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Ronnie Bucknum

  • 1964–1966
  • BUC
  • Born 5 April 1936 in Alhambra
  • Died 23 April 1992
  • Ronald James Bucknum

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position13.4
  • Avg finish9.8
  • Retirement rate64%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+18
  • Points scored2
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsHonda (1964–1966)

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

6 1964: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1965: 6 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1966: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1964196519666 1964: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1965: 6 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P14 1966: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 196419651966
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1964Honda30–
1965Honda62P14
1966Honda20–

Every race

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

All 11 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1964German Grand PrixHonda22P13
Italian Grand PrixHonda10DNF
United States Grand PrixHonda14DNF
1965Monaco Grand PrixHonda15DNF
Belgian Grand PrixHonda11DNF
French Grand PrixHonda16DNF
Italian Grand PrixHonda6DNF
United States Grand PrixHonda12P13
Mexican Grand PrixHonda10P52
1966United States Grand PrixHonda18DNF
Mexican Grand PrixHonda13P8

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
Richie Ginther1965–19660:32:6+1.63%2 : 13Compare

Green: Ronnie Bucknum 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
Watkins Glen313
Monza2–
Hermanos Rodríguez26.5