Don Freeland is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Freeland has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,941 ranks Freeland 277th of 40,700 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.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P22 | −54 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +133 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1956 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +94 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +87 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +24 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −54 | 5,982 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −58 | 6,036 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +87 | 6,095 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −7 | 6,008 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Phillips | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | P9 | +133 | 6,015 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +24 | 5,882 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +94 | 5,858 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +4,414 | 5,764 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | 5,946 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd | 5,918 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam HanksHigher-rated | 6,121 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 267 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 268 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 269 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 270 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 271 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 272 | 🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson | IndyCar | 5,945 |
| 273 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 274 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
| 275 | 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | Formula 1 | 5,942 |
| 276 | 🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,942 |
| 277 | 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | Formula 1 | 5,941 |
| 278 | 🇧🇪 Dries Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,939 |
| 279 | 🇬🇧 John Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,938 |
| 280 | 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | IndyCar | 5,938 |
| 281 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | Formula 1 | 5,935 |
| 282 | 🇬🇧 Tony Brise | Formula 1 | 5,934 |
| 283 | 🇪🇸 Alfonso de Portago | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 284 | 🇺🇸 Hap Sharp | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 285 | 🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 286 | 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 5,931 |
| 287 | 🇪🇸 Paco Godia | Formula 1 | 5,930 |
Don Freeland was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 as a solo driver for Kurtis Kraft between 1953 and 1960. His indexed record comprises eight starts across the championship, all in single-seater machinery in a field mixing amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals.[1]
Freeland took one podium finish from his eight Formula 1 starts and finished 14th in the championship standings in his final season of 1960. He raced most regularly against established professionals Jim Rathmann and Tony Bettenhausen; he typically finished behind Rathmann but proved closely matched with Bettenhausen, beating him twice. He also finished ahead of established professional Sam Hanks once. For much of his career Freeland drove for Phillips, a small operation that fielded three drivers across the indexed record without recording a race win.[2]