Bob Christie is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Christie has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,942 ranks Christie 280th 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.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P10 | +66 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +67 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1960 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +38 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1956 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| +35 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1957 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| +24 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +67 | 5,984 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −80 | 5,917 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +24 | 5,997 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +35 | 5,973 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +4,588 | 5,938 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | 5,996 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd | 5,918 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane CarterHigher-rated | 6,176 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 279 | 🇨🇦 Lance Stroll | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
| 280 | 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | Formula 1 | 5,942 |
| 281 | 🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,942 |
| 282 | 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | Formula 1 | 5,941 |
| 283 | 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | IndyCar | 5,938 |
| 284 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | Formula 1 | 5,935 |
| 285 | 🇬🇧 Tony Brise | Formula 1 | 5,934 |
| 286 | 🇪🇸 Alfonso de Portago | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 287 | 🇺🇸 Hap Sharp | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 288 | 🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 289 | 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 5,931 |
| 290 | 🇪🇸 Paco Godia | Formula 1 | 5,930 |
Bob Christie was a professional racing driver competing in Formula 1 during the late 1950s. His career on record spans five seasons from 1956 to 1960, during which time he made five starts in the championship, all for Kurtis Kraft. Christie never reached the podium and did not win a race, finishing on average in twelfth position across his classified starts. His Racer Rating of 7,092 places him among established professionals; this level represents drivers who compete at the sharp end of strong fields and beat semi-professional and developing drivers comfortably, though they do not establish a pattern of beating the very strongest rivals.[1]
Christie's most frequent competitors were drivers of nearly identical standing to himself, including Bob Veith, Jimmy Bryan, Gene Hartley, and Don Freeland, all rated within a narrow band near his own. Against this peer group he achieved a mixed record, winning some head-to-heads and losing others. More notably, he occasionally finished ahead of significantly stronger drivers. He beat established professionals including Tony Bettenhausen, a two-time victor against him, as well as Duane Carter, the highest-rated driver Kurtis Kraft fielded during this period, though these instances were isolated rather than part of a sustained pattern of outperforming the series' elite. Christie's brief career in Formula 1 ended in 1960.