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🇺🇸 Chuck Weyant

Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Kurtis Kraft.
Driver facts
Full name
Chuck Weyant
Born
3 April 1923(b. 1923)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Kurtis Kraft
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
4
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
4,262
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
4,262
RANK 883 / 15,348 INDEXED · +0 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Chuck Weyant is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Weyant has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,262 ranks Weyant 883th 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.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
1959 form
LAST 4 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
1959-05-30Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayFormula 1DNF−102
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1959▸Formula 1Kurtis Kraft100100P20−1034,263
1958▸Formula 1Dunn100100P22−684,345
1957▸Formula 1Kuzma100000P23+264,399
1955▸Formula 1Kurtis Kraft100000P26+484,379
Recent coverage
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Chuck Weyant was an American single-seater driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1955 and 1959, accumulating four starts without a win or podium finish. His racing record shows an average finishing position of thirteenth across classified starts. Driving primarily for Kurtis Kraft, he raced against the professional drivers of the era, occasionally finishing ahead of considerably stronger competitors; he bettered Jim Rathmann, Tony Bettenhausen, Eddie Johnson, and Johnnie Parsons in isolated races, each of whom held significantly higher career ratings than his own.[1]

Weyant's Formula 1 career was brief and unsuccessful by the standards of the championship, and his four-start total places him among the many drivers who sampled the series in its early years without establishing a sustained presence. His participation in the races of that period, including the Indianapolis 500 context suggested by the historical record, situates him within the professional racing environment of the 1950s, though his results did not advance him beyond occasional competitive moments against drivers of recognised standing.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
HISTORY: Midget Maven Chuck Weyant[1]
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