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 3,408 ranks Garrett 1919th 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.
| 1958-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −38 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −38 | 3,409 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +9 | 3,424 |
Billy Garrett was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the 1956 and 1957 seasons, starting two grands prix for Kurtis Kraft without recording points finishes. His Racer Rating of 3,408 places him in the upper tier of club and national-level drivers; his limited single-seater record offers little evidence of his true competitive standing beyond that narrow window.[1]
The two drivers Garrett faced in his Formula 1 appearances included established professionals of considerably higher standing. He finished ahead of Jimmy Bryan and Pat O'Connor in single races, both drivers who would achieve much greater prominence; Bryan was a front-running professional with a rating of 4,903, while O'Connor sat at 4,775. These isolated results against stronger opposition carry some interest but do not establish a pattern across his brief career. His average finish of sixteenth place across classified starts suggests he was outpaced in the fields he entered.
Garrett's Formula 1 career proved too brief to assess his potential. His final race was in 1958, after which he retired from the sport. Beyond his two Grand Prix starts, no other racing record survives in this database.