Bob Scott is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Stevens. Scott has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,470 ranks Scott 2023th 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.
| 1954-05-31 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P18 | โ31 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1953 | Formula 1 | P12 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | โธFormula 1 | Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | โ32 | 4,471 |
| 1953 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +27 | 4,490 |
| 1952 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +3,123 | 4,473 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Duane Carter | 6,176 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Bob Sweikert | 5,964 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Bill Vukovich | 5,959 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Andy Linden | 5,952 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2ร champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Walt FaulknerHigher-rated | 5,996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,013 | ๐ฉ๐ช Nico Bastian | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,477 |
| 2,014 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Nicolas Beer | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,477 |
| 2,015 | ๐จ๐ญ Kris Richard | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,476 |
| 2,016 | ๐ณ๐ฟ Callum Hedge | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,474 |
| 2,017 | ๐ฆ๐บ Dean Canto | Supercars Championship | 4,474 |
| 2,018 | ๐ง๐ท Gabriel Gomez | Formula Regional European | 4,474 |
| 2,019 | ๐จ๐ฆ Roberto Merhi | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,474 |
| 2,020 | ๐จ๐ฆ Misha Goikhberg | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,472 |
| 2,021 | ๐ฏ๐ต Shunsuke Kouno | Super GT | 4,472 |
| 2,022 | ๐ฟ๐ฆ Roman de Beer | GP3 Series | 4,471 |
| 2,023 | ๐บ๐ธ Bob Scott | Formula 1 | 4,470 |
| 2,024 | ๐ง๐ท Caio Chaves | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 4,470 |
| 2,025 | ๐ฉ๐ช Christian Ried | WEC | 4,470 |
| 2,026 | ๐บ๐ธ Aaron Jeansonne | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,469 |
| 2,027 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Bart Hylkema | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,469 |
| 2,028 | ๐บ๐ธ Charlie Luck | GT World Challenge America | 4,469 |
| 2,029 | ๐ซ๐ท Edouard Cauhaupe | European Le Mans Series | 4,469 |
| 2,030 | ๐บ๐ธ Jacob Eidson | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,469 |
| 2,031 | ๐ฌ๐ง Andrew Kirkaldy | FIA GT Championship | 4,468 |
| 2,032 | ๐จ๐ญ Antonin Borga | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,468 |
| 2,033 | ๐ฆ๐บ James Courtney | Supercars Championship | 4,468 |
Bob Scott was a Formula 1 driver in the early 1950s with three entries spanning 1952 to 1954, all for Stevens. He recorded no wins or podium finishes across that limited career, finishing an average of 15th from the races he completed. His rating of 5,160 places him in the established professional band; he competed as a full-time racing driver in significant series, though his on-track results did not build a record of consistent podium success. Scott nonetheless demonstrated competitiveness against drivers of genuine calibre. His three starts produced single head-to-head victories over Walt Faulkner, Jimmy Bryan, Andy Linden, and Gene Hartley, all established professional drivers considerably stronger than his own rating suggests. Two of his entries came in Kurtis Kraft machinery, a constructor that accumulated five wins across the period and proved itself capable in the hands of elite drivers such as Duane Carter.[1]
Scott's single season of documented activity in 1954 saw him finish 27th in a Formula 1 round, ending a brief racing career in the sport's top tier. The scarcity of his record and his lack of results at the podium level mark him as a driver who competed at the highest level without establishing himself there. Available records show no racing activity after 1954.