Fred Agabashian is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Agabashian has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,636 ranks Agabashian 617th 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.
| 1957-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −42 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −42 | 4,636 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +54 | 4,678 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −138 | 4,624 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +101 | 4,762 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P18 | +56 | 4,661 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P23 | −89 | 4,604 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +5 | 4,693 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −111 | 4,689 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 4,988 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 4,903 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | 4,824 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Fred Agabashian was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1957, accumulating eight starts for Kurtis Kraft without recording a win or podium finish. His Racer Rating of 4,636 places him in the upper half of a strong professional field. Across his classified races, Agabashian averaged a seventh-place finish, a respectable result in the context of his era's competitive grids.[1]
In his head-to-head record against the most frequent rivals he encountered, Agabashian showed mixed results. He finished ahead of Jimmy Bryan and Gene Hartley on two occasions each, though both drivers outfinished him more often than not. Against Sam Hanks, he took one victory in three shared races but finished behind him twice. Agabashian also demonstrated his capacity to trouble stronger competitors: he beat Jim Rathmann, then the strongest driver in his field, once; he outran Sam Hanks and Jack McGrath on single occasions; and he finished ahead of Tony Bettenhausen twice across their meetings. These isolated results highlight flashes of competitiveness against drivers of note, though the absence of consistent success at the top level defined his career arc.
Agabashian's association with Kurtis Kraft, a competitive constructor that fielded 87 drivers across the index and claimed five race wins, placed him in a capable technical environment. His last recorded appearance came in 1957, after which he retired from the sport.