Driver · 1950–1959

Paul Russo

American · 1914-04-10 (age 112) · Wikipedia ↗

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Starts

Grands Prix entered

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Pole Position

Fastest Laps

Fastest Lap

Points

Career points

Titles

World Championship

Win Rate

0.0%

Win rate

Career Trajectory · championship position by season

title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader

Season	Team	Starts	Podiums	Points	Final position
1959	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	-
1958	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	-
1957	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	3	17
1956	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	27
1955	Kurtis Kraft	1	1	3	14
1954	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	-
1953	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	18
1950	Nichels	1	0	0	-

Team	Period	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
Nichels	1950	1	0	0	0
Kurtis Kraft	1953–1959	7	0	1	7

Grand Prix	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Best	Points
Indianapolis 500	8	0	1	P2	7

First / Last

Debut	1950 Indianapolis 500
First win	—
Last win	—
First pole	—
Most wins in a season	—

Streaks · Longest streaks

Win streak	0
Podium streak	1
Points streak	3
Pole streak	0

Age Records

Debut age	36y 50d
Age at first win	—
youngest winner ever	—

All-Time Rankings · All-time rank

Wins

—

0 Wins

Podiums

P150

1 Podiums

Pole Position

—

0 Pole Position

Points

P235

7 Points

Starts

P373

8 Starts

Titles

—

0 Titles

Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+

Pit Stops

Recorded pit stops

Best Stop

—

Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)

Laps Recorded

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+).

Teammate	Period	Races together	ahead	behind	H2H rate
Jimmy Daywalt	1953–1959	6	4	2	67%	compare →
Johnnie Parsons	1953–1958	6	4	2	67%	compare →
Fred Agabashian	1953–1957	5	2	3	40%	compare →
Pat O'Connor	1954–1958	5	4	1	80%	compare →
Al Keller	1955–1958	4	2	2	50%	compare →
Bob Christie	1956–1959	4	2	2	50%	compare →
Sam Hanks	1953–1956	4	2	2	50%	compare →
Eddie Johnson	1953–1959	4	1	3	25%	compare →
Tony Bettenhausen	1954–1957	4	2	1	67%	compare →
Johnny Boyd	1955–1958	4	2	2	50%	compare →
Andy Linden	1955–1957	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Art Cross	1953–1955	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Marshall Teague	1953–1957	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Ed Elisian	1955–1957	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Jack McGrath	1953–1955	3	1	2	33%	compare →
Jimmy Davies	1953–1955	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Bill Vukovich	1953–1955	3	1	2	33%	compare →
Jim Rathmann	1953–1956	3	1	2	33%	compare →
Al Herman	1955–1956	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Cal Niday	1953–1955	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Eddie Russo	1956–1957	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Walt Faulkner	1953–1955	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Jerry Hoyt	1953–1954	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Mike Magill	1957–1958	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Troy Ruttman	1954–1956	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Don Freeland	1957–1959	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Chuck Weyant	1955–1959	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Johnnie Tolan	1956–1957	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Gene Hartley	1953–1954	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Bill Cheesbourg	1957–1958	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Bill Homeier	1954–1955	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Duane Carter	1954–1959	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Jack Turner	1956–1957	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Ray Crawford	1955–1956	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Bob Sweikert	1954–1955	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Duke Dinsmore	1953–1956	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Pat Flaherty	1954–1955	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Rodger Ward	1953–1956	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Bob Veith	1956–1958	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Jackie Holmes	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Ernie McCoy	1954	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Red Amick	1959	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Elmer George	1957	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Travis Webb	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jimmy Jackson	1954	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Paul Goldsmith	1958	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Jimmy Reece	1957	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Frank Armi	1954	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Chuck Arnold	1959	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Duke Nalon	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Len Sutton	1958	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Larry Crockett	1954	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Bobby Grim	1959	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Johnny Thomson	1958	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Carl Scarborough	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Mike Nazaruk	1954	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jerry Unser	1958	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Dick Rathmann	1956	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jim McWithey	1959	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Shorty Templeman	1958	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Bill Holland	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jud Larson	1959	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Johnny Mantz	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Don Edmunds	1957	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Keith Andrews	1956	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Billy Garrett	1958	1	1	0	100%	compare →

Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).

Circuit	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Best	Points
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA	8	0	1	P2	7

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