Bob Veith is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Meskowski. Veith has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,900 ranks Veith 380th 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.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P8 | +81 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Meskowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +81 | 4,999 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +45 | 4,919 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −91 | 4,874 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +71 | 4,965 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +93 | 4,893 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | 4,824 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 5,075 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 4,934 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,920 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 4,903 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 4,876 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 4,844 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | 4,843 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd | 4,812 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 4,796 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Bob Veith was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1956 and 1960, recording five starts for the Meskowski team without securing a podium finish. His career coincided with the early years of the world championship, a period when entry fields were smaller and opportunities limited; his average finishing position of ninth across classified starts reflected competitive racing against drivers of genuine professional standing. Among his most frequent rivals were Jim Rathmann, a driver of substantially stronger rating, against whom Veith never finished ahead across three shared races; conversely, he showed competitive form against peers such as Tony Bettenhausen and Jimmy Bryan, beating each of them twice in their mutual appearances.[1]
Veith's most notable result came when he finished ahead of Duane Carter, a professional driver of higher standing. He also drove for Kurtis Kraft, a team that fielded Jim Rathmann and accumulated five race wins across its history. His final Formula 1 outing came in 1960, finishing twenty-eighth at a round that year. With a Racer Rating of 4,900, Veith occupied the upper tier of professional single-seater racing of his era, though his limited number of starts meant he never secured the results to establish a stronger reputation within the championship.