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 268th of 40,105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | 🇮🇹 Ludovico Scarfiotti | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 259 | 🇬🇧 Stuart Lewis-Evans | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 260 | 🇬🇧 Vic Elford | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 261 | 🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich | Formula 1 | 5,959 |
| 262 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Busch | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,959 |
| 263 | 🇬🇧 John Surtees | Formula 1 | 5,958 |
| 264 | 🇬🇧 Reg Parnell | Formula 1 | 5,956 |
| 265 | 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 266 | 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 267 | 🇲🇽 Noel Leon | Formula 2 | 5,954 |
| 268 | 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | Formula 1 | 5,952 |
| 269 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 270 | 🇧🇪 Willy Mairesse | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 271 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 272 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 273 | 🇳🇿 Marcus Armstrong | IndyCar | 5,947 |
| 274 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 275 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 276 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 277 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 278 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
Andy Linden was an elite professional driver with a rating of 7,102, placing him among the strongest competitors of his era. He competed in Formula 1 between 1951 and 1957, starting seven times for Kurtis Kraft without reaching the podium. His average finishing position of P8.4 across classified races reflects a driver capable of running competitively among the world's best single-seater machinery, despite the lack of points-scoring results. The calibre of rivals he faced in those races included established professionals rated above 7,200; Duane Carter, Jim Rathmann, Tony Bettenhausen and Jack McGrath were all significantly stronger drivers on the Elo scale, yet Linden finished ahead of Carter twice and Rathmann once, and split his head-to-head record evenly with Bettenhausen across their four shared races.[1]
Linden's seven starts over seven seasons suggest his Formula 1 career was episodic rather than sustained, with racing commitments elsewhere occupying the bulk of his schedule. The Kurtis Kraft team that fielded him most frequently was competitive at championship level, having won races and counted Duane Carter among its drivers. Linden's capacity to finish ahead of elite contemporaries from within that team's roster, despite never scoring in the championship itself, places him as a serious driver of his period who operated at a high level of competition without the breakthrough results his performances against stronger rivals might have suggested were possible.