Johnny Thomson

American · 1953–1960
VS

Al Keller

American · 1955–1959
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Johnny Thomson · Al Keller
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 2
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 3
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1958
Career totals
Johnny Thomson Al Keller
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
0
Starts
8
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Thomson Al Keller
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
0%
Pole rate
12.5%
0%
Points / start
1.3
0.0
Avg grid
P17.4
P21.4
Avg finish
P16.9
P19.4
Finish rate
50%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Thomson Al Keller
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
1
2
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1953
Debut season
1955
First win
1959
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P11
+0.5
Avg places gained
+2.0
Season points trajectory
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Johnny Thomson Al Keller
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Thomson Al Keller
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Johnny Thomson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Al Keller
Team history
Johnny Thomson
DEL
NIC
KUZ
KUR
LES
Del Roy 1953Nichels 1954Kuzma 1955–1957Kurtis Kraft 1958Lesovsky 1959–1960
Al Keller
KUR
KUZ
Kurtis Kraft 1955–1958Kuzma 1959
19531960
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).