Jack Turner is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Christensen. Turner has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,196 ranks Turner 929th 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.
| 1959-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −90 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −89 | 4,196 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −74 | 4,268 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +59 | 4,327 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −75 | 4,280 |
Jack Turner was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1956 and 1959, recording four starts for the Christensen team without securing a win or podium finish. His average finishing position across classified races stood at eleventh. Though his Grand Prix record was modest, Turner demonstrated competitive pace against established drivers of his era; he finished ahead of Tony Bettenhausen, Johnnie Parsons, Johnny Thomson, and Don Freeland on separate occasions, all of whom were significantly stronger competitors within the professional single-seater racing ladder.[1]
Turner's career reflected the conditions of early Formula 1, when the grid included drivers of varying experience levels and opportunity. He drove for Kurtis Kraft in two of his four starts, a team that accumulated five race wins across its broader operations and fielded a roster including Jim Rathmann, one of the dominant drivers of that period. Turner's career in top-level racing concluded in 1959, and he has since retired from professional competition.