Cliff Griffith is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Stevens. Griffith has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,893 ranks Griffith 1177th 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 | P10 | +66 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +66 | 3,906 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +79 | 3,866 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −103 | 3,818 |
Cliff Griffith was an American driver who competed in Formula 1 during the early 1950s. He made three starts for the Stevens team between 1951 and 1956, with no wins or podium finishes recorded across that span. His final appearance came in 1956, when he finished twenty-eighth in a single round. Griffith's Racer Rating of 3,893 places him in the professional bracket of national and competitive feeder series.[1]
The competitive context of Griffith's appearances reveals encounters with drivers of substantial calibre. He finished ahead of Jack McGrath, Eddie Johnson, Jimmy Bryan, and Johnnie Parsons on separate occasions; all four were professional drivers in the 3,800 to 4,900 rating range. Griffith also drove for Kurtis Kraft in two of his three starts. While the team proved competitive enough to win races with drivers like Jim Rathmann, Griffith's record shows he was outpaced in the higher levels of single-seater racing during his era.