George Connor is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Connor has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,893 ranks Connor 1178th 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.
| 1952-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P8 | +86 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +86 | 3,906 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −125 | 3,854 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +82 | 3,929 |
George Connor was an American racing driver whose brief Formula 1 career spanned three seasons between 1950 and 1952, during which he started three times for Kurtis Kraft without securing a podium finish. His Racer Rating of 3,893 places him in the upper tier of national and feeder-level professional competition, though his limited number of starts and lack of classified results in the top flights of racing mean that assessment rests primarily on the calibre of drivers he encountered rather than sustained performance against them.[1]
Connor's three starts brought him into competition with drivers of considerably stronger credentials. He finished ahead of Jim Rathmann once, a professional of dominant standing; beat Duane Carter and Paul Russo each once, both front-running professionals who also raced in the era's top single-seater series; and finished ahead of Jack McGrath twice, making him among the few positive head-to-head results Connor achieved in his brief tenure. His average classified finish position across all recorded starts was eighth, suggesting occasional competitive moments even if results did not materialise into championship points or podium finishes.[2]
Connor remained the final surviving driver to have participated in a pre-Second World War Championship car event, a distinction that underscores his place in early Formula 1 history. His career represents the era when the grid was still consolidating and many who started in those years either progressed further or, as with Connor, made only a handful of appearances before stepping away from the sport.