Bob Sweikert is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kuzma. Sweikert has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,858 ranks Sweikert 419th 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.
| 1956-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P6 | +102 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +102 | 4,916 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | P7 | +157 | 4,813 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +13 | 4,656 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −73 | 4,643 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −84 | 4,716 |
Bob Sweikert was an American single-seater racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1952 and 1956, making five starts for Kuzma. He scored one victory during this period, enough to place him among competitive drivers of his generation; across all classified starts his average finishing position was seventh, and he beat several front-running professionals including Jim Rathmann and Duane Carter, both stronger drivers by Racer Rating. His peak came in 1955, when he won the Indianapolis 500 and the National Championship in the same season, a sweep of American open-wheel racing's greatest prizes that remains historically significant.[1]
His Formula 1 involvement was limited and came late in his career. After his championship year he made a final Formula 1 start in 1956, finishing twenty-eighth. The bulk of his racing reputation was built in American national and sprint car competition, where his 1955 season, which also included the Midwest Sprint car championship, established him as a driver capable of winning at the highest domestic level. His Racer Rating of 4,858 reflects a professional career at the upper tier of national competition rather than a sustained Formula 1 presence, and his record demonstrates genuine pace against established rivals from that era.[2]