Johnny Thomson

American · 1953–1960
VS

Jerry Unser

American · 1958–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Johnny Thomson · Jerry Unser
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 0
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 0
1 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1958
Career totals
Johnny Thomson Jerry Unser
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
0
Starts
8
1
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Thomson Jerry Unser
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
0%
Pole rate
12.5%
0%
Points / start
1.3
0.0
Avg grid
P17.4
P24.0
Avg finish
P16.9
P31.0
Finish rate
50%
0%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Thomson Jerry Unser
Mechanical retirements
2
0
Crash retirements
1
1
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
1958
First win
1959
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
+0.5
Avg places gained
-7.0
Season points trajectory
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Johnny Thomson Jerry Unser
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Thomson Jerry Unser
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Thomson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jerry Unser
Team history
Johnny Thomson
DEL
NIC
KUZ
KUR
LES
Del Roy 1953Nichels 1954Kuzma 1955–1957Kurtis Kraft 1958Lesovsky 1959–1960
Jerry Unser
KUR
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).