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 5,952 ranks Linden 264th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. 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 | +114 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +122 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1951 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +114 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1957 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| +107 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | P6 |
| +44 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P13 | +114 | 6,005 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −100 | 5,891 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +107 | 5,991 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +44 | 5,884 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −25 | 5,840 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −157 | 5,865 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P12 | +4,672 | 6,022 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | 🇬🇧 Stuart Lewis-Evans | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 255 | 🇬🇧 Vic Elford | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 256 | 🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich | Formula 1 | 5,959 |
| 257 | 🇬🇧 John Surtees | Formula 1 | 5,958 |
| 258 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Busch | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,958 |
| 259 | 🇺🇸 Carson Hocevar | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,957 |
| 260 | 🇬🇧 Reg Parnell | Formula 1 | 5,956 |
| 261 | 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 262 | 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 263 | 🇺🇸 Kaden Honeycutt | NASCAR Truck | 5,954 |
| 264 | 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | Formula 1 | 5,952 |
| 265 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 266 | 🇧🇪 Willy Mairesse | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 267 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 268 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 269 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 270 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 271 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 272 | 🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson | IndyCar | 5,945 |
| 273 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 274 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
Andy Linden was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1951 and 1957, making seven starts for Kurtis Kraft. He raced in a mixed field of amateurs, semi-professionals and graded professionals competing across four continents, a field that drew from the full spectrum of racing talent available at that era in the sport.[1]
Linden's career spanned seven seasons in the top championship. He finished 13th in the 1957 Formula 1 standings, the highest season-long placing recorded from his championship campaigns. Against the established professionals he raced most often, Linden was closely matched; he finished ahead of fellow established professional Duane Carter twice and took a single finish over Jim Rathmann, another established professional with ten Formula 1 starts to his name. His regular competitors included Tony Bettenhausen and Fred Agabashian, both established professionals with considerable single-seater experience; his record against them was closely contested throughout.[2]
Linden drove primarily for Kurtis Kraft, one of the established teams of the era, which fielded 87 drivers across the index and counted Duane Carter among its strongest pilots. The team accumulated five race wins across its entire operation during Linden's tenure and beyond.