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🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich
Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Kurtis Kraft.
Driver facts
Full name
Bill Vukovich
Born
13 December 1918(b. 1918)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Kurtis Kraft
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
2
Career podiums
2
Career starts
5
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
5,959
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,959Rank 261 of 40,105 indexed, -58 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Bill Vukovich is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Vukovich has recorded 2 wins and 2 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,959 ranks Vukovich 261th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1955 form
Last 5 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1955-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −87 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +159 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1953 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +148 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +9 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1952 | Formula 1 | P17 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P14 | −86 | 6,017 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | P6 | +148 | 6,103 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | P7 | +159 | 5,956 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P12 | +9 | 5,797 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Trevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +4,438 | 5,788 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vukovich finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | 5,952 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Davies | 6,007 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | 🇮🇹 Teo Fabi | Formula 1 | 5,968 |
| 252 | 🇩🇪 Michael Bartels | FIA GT Championship | 5,967 |
| 253 | 🇧🇷 Alex Ribeiro | Formula 1 | 5,965 |
| 254 | 🇺🇸 Bob Sweikert | Formula 1 | 5,964 |
| 255 | 🇬🇧 Luke Browning | Super Formula | 5,963 |
| 256 | 🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant | Formula 1 | 5,961 |
| 257 | 🇫🇷 Louis Rosier | Formula 1 | 5,960 |
| 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 |
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