Billy Garrett is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Garrett has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,849 ranks Garrett 4261th 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.
| 1958-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −37 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +10 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1956 | Formula 1 | P16 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −38 | 3,849 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +2,514 | 3,864 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim RathmannHigher-rated | 6,175 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony BettenhausenHigher-rated | 6,070 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul RussoHigher-rated | 6,067 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,251 | 🇬🇧 Sennan Fielding | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,852 |
| 4,252 | 🇭🇰 Adderly Fong | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,851 |
| 4,253 | 🇫🇷 Guillaume Bouzar | French F4 | 3,851 |
| 4,254 | 🏳️ Ivor Dunbar | Road to Le Mans | 3,851 |
| 4,255 | 🇦🇹 Niklas Schaufler | Spanish F4 | 3,851 |
| 4,256 | 🇺🇸 Tyler Cooke | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,851 |
| 4,257 | 🇧🇪 Vanina Ickx | Le Mans Cup | 3,851 |
| 4,258 | 🏳️ Matt Swanson | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 3,850 |
| 4,259 | 🇿🇦 Neville Lederle | Formula 1 | 3,850 |
| 4,260 | 🇩🇪 Willi Heeks | Formula 1 | 3,850 |
| 4,261 | 🇺🇸 Billy Garrett | Formula 1 | 3,849 |
| 4,262 | 🇺🇸 Chris Windom | NASCAR Cup Series | 3,849 |
| 4,263 | 🇳🇱 Janneau Esmeijer | ADAC Formula 4 | 3,849 |
| 4,264 | 🇩🇪 Toni Ulmen | Formula 1 | 3,849 |
| 4,265 | 🇺🇸 Tony Davis | GT America | 3,849 |
| 4,266 | 🇺🇾 Alberto Uria | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,267 | 🇦🇷 Alessandro de Tomaso | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,268 | 🇺🇸 Chase Austin | Indy NXT | 3,848 |
| 4,269 | 🇺🇸 George Fonder | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,270 | 🇦🇹 Helmuth Koinigg | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
| 4,271 | 🇺🇸 Jud Larson | Formula 1 | 3,848 |
Billy Garrett was an American professional driver who competed in Formula 1 during the mid-1950s. His career on record spans two seasons, from 1956 to 1958, with two starts in the championship for Kurtis Kraft. He finished classified in both appearances, with an average grid position of P16; his most recent outing came at the 1958 Formula 1 season finale, where he finished P22. He retired from racing after 1958.[1]
Garrett raced at the professional level, with a Racer Rating of 4,309 placing him among established professionals in national-level competition. During his limited Formula 1 tenure, he finished ahead of several much stronger drivers on individual occasions: notably, he beat both Jimmy Bryan and Pat O'Connor, each a professional-grade driver of considerably higher standing, as well as Duke Dinsmore. These results came against a field that included the era's top single-seater talent, though his own record offers limited evidence of a sustained pattern at that level. His seat with Kurtis Kraft, a team that fielded 87 drivers and accumulated 5 race wins across its history, placed him among competent machinery but not with the strongest drivers the outfit ran.