Driver · 1953–1960

Johnny Thomson

American · 1922-04-09 (age 104) · Wikipedia ↗
Starts
8
Grands Prix entered
Wins
0
Wins
Podiums
1
Podiums
Poles
1
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
10
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
0.0%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 15 20 1955 · 3pt · share of the leader 8% 1959 · 5pt · share of the leader 16% 1960 · 2pt · share of the leader 5% 1955 · Kuzma · P16 · 3pt 1959 · Lesovsky · P12 · 5pt 1960 · Lesovsky · P23 · 2pt 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1960 Lesovsky 1 0 0 2 23
1959 Lesovsky 1 0 1 5 12
1958 Kurtis Kraft 1 0 0 0 -
1957 Kuzma 1 0 0 0 -
1956 Kuzma 1 0 0 0 -
1955 Kuzma 1 0 0 3 16
1954 Nichels 1 0 0 0 -
1953 Del Roy 1 0 0 0 -
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
Del Roy 1953 1 0 0 0
Nichels 1954 1 0 0 0
Kuzma 1955–1957 3 0 0 3
Kurtis Kraft 1958 1 0 0 0
Lesovsky 1959–1960 2 0 1 7
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Indianapolis 500 8 0 1 P3 10
First / Last
Debut1953 Indianapolis 500
First win
Last win
First pole1959 Indianapolis 500
Most wins in a season
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak0
Podium streak1
Points streak2
Pole streak1
Age Records
Debut age31y 51d
Age at first win
youngest winner ever
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
0 Wins
Podiums
P150
1 Podiums
Pole Position
P77
1 Pole Position
Points
P202
10 Points
Starts
P373
8 Starts
Titles
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Jimmy Bryan 1955–1957 3 1 2 33% compare →
Billy Garrett 1956–1958 2 0 2 0% compare →
Len Sutton 1958–1959 2 2 0 100% compare →
Eddie Johnson 1956–1958 2 0 2 0% compare →
Bob Christie 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Pat O'Connor 1958 1 1 0 100% compare →
Bob Veith 1958 1 1 0 100% compare →
Chuck Weyant 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Jerry Unser 1958 1 1 0 100% compare →
Johnny Boyd 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Gene Hartley 1956 1 0 1 0% compare →
Bill Cheesbourg 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Eddie Sachs 1957 1 1 0 100% compare →
Al Keller 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Mike Magill 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Johnnie Parsons 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Duane Carter 1955 1 1 0 100% compare →
Shorty Templeman 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Bob Sweikert 1956 1 0 1 0% compare →
Paul Goldsmith 1958 1 1 0 100% compare →
Paul Russo 1958 1 0 1 0% compare →
Rodger Ward 1955 1 1 0 100% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA 8 0 1 P3 10
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15