Andy Linden is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Linden has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 7 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,844 ranks Linden 434th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1957-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P5 | +113 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P18 | +113 | 4,887 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −97 | 4,774 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +106 | 4,871 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +6 | 4,765 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −9 | 4,759 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −154 | 4,768 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P12 | +122 | 4,922 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 5,054 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 4,934 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 4,921 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 5,075 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 4,932 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 4,903 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | 4,876 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | 4,824 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Manny Ayulo | 4,363 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Andy Linden was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the 1950s. Between 1951 and 1957, Linden started seven grands prix, all for Kurtis Kraft, without scoring points or reaching the podium. His average finishing position of 8.4 across classified races placed him in a competitive middle tier of the grid relative to his peers.[1]
Linden's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals was mixed. He finished ahead of Duane Carter and Tony Bettenhausen in equal measure, splitting four races with each; he was outpaced consistently by Paul Russo and Jack McGrath, each of whom finished ahead of him in all their shared races. His most notable finishes came against stronger drivers such as Jim Rathmann, a front-running professional whom Linden beat once, and Bettenhausen, whom he defeated twice. These isolated results suggest occasional competitiveness against the field's upper tier rather than sustained performance at that level. Kurtis Kraft, the team that fielded him for the vast majority of his Formula 1 career, proved a capable constructor with five wins across its history and Jim Rathmann as its strongest driver.
Linden's seven-year tenure in Formula 1 coincided with the sport's early years; his career ended in 1957. He has been remembered in retrospectives of racing history, though his time in the sport produced no championship points or significant breakthrough results.