Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
VS

Jimmy Bryan

American · 1952–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Sam Hanks · Jimmy Bryan
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5 1
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 1
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1957 P8
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1952
Career totals
Sam Hanks Jimmy Bryan
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
3
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
20
18
Starts
8
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sam Hanks Jimmy Bryan
Win rate
12.5%
11.1%
Podium rate
50%
33.3%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.5
2.0
Avg grid
P11.6
P15.2
Avg finish
P11.3
P13.4
Finish rate
50%
77.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Sam Hanks Jimmy Bryan
Mechanical retirements
3
2
Crash retirements
1
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1952
1957 · aged 42
First win
1958 · aged 32
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
+1.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Sam Hanks Jimmy Bryan
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sam Hanks Jimmy Bryan
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Sam Hanks 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Jimmy Bryan
Team history
Sam Hanks
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
Jimmy Bryan
KUZ
EPP
Kurtis Kraft 1952Schroeder 1953Kuzma 1954–1957Epperly 1958–1960
19501960
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).