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 5,082 ranks Turner 1073th of 39,300 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.
| 1959-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −86 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +62 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1957 | Formula 1 | P11 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −86 | 5,082 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −73 | 5,151 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +62 | 5,210 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +3,810 | 5,160 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | 5,996 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | 5,942 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Boyd | 5,918 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie ParsonsHigher-rated | 5,992 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,063 | 🇮🇹 Giampiero Simoni | International Formula 3000 | 5,087 |
| 1,064 | 🇨🇭 Grégoire Saucy | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,087 |
| 1,065 | 🇧🇷 Enzo Elias | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,086 |
| 1,066 | 🏳️ Ricardo Gonzalez | SKUSA SuperNationals | 5,086 |
| 1,067 | 🇬🇧 Ben Hanley | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,085 |
| 1,068 | 🇯🇵 Yuya Motojima | Super GT | 5,085 |
| 1,069 | 🇮🇳 Jehan Daruvala | Formula E | 5,084 |
| 1,070 | 🇩🇪 Altfrid Heger | 24H Series | 5,083 |
| 1,071 | 🇮🇹 Nicola Larini | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,083 |
| 1,072 | 🇺🇸 P.J. Chesson | IndyCar | 5,083 |
| 1,073 | 🇺🇸 Jack Turner | Formula 1 | 5,082 |
| 1,074 | 🇨🇦 Mari Boya | Formula 2 | 5,082 |
| 1,075 | 🇧🇷 Robert de Haan | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,081 |
| 1,076 | 🇨🇦 Zachary Claman De Melo | Indy NXT | 5,081 |
| 1,077 | 🇫🇷 Come Ledogar | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,080 |
| 1,078 | 🇺🇸 Derek Kraus | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,080 |
| 1,079 | 🇬🇧 Horace Gould | Formula 1 | 5,080 |
| 1,080 | 🇨🇦 Sean McIntosh | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,080 |
| 1,081 | 🇺🇸 John Michael Edwards | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,078 |
| 1,082 | 🇨🇭 Mike Rockenfeller | European Le Mans Series | 5,078 |
| 1,083 | 🇬🇧 Jack Harvey | IndyCar | 5,077 |
Jack Turner was a Formula 1 driver who competed during the mid-1950s, entering four races between 1956 and 1959 for Christensen. He never scored a podium finish across those starts and finished on average in eleventh place. His rating of 6,002 places him among established professionals, a level typically occupied by drivers who win races in strong fields or maintain full-time seats at the top. Turner's single-seater career was brief and yielded no championship points, yet his database record shows isolated instances of beating drivers of considerably higher standing: he finished ahead of Tony Bettenhausen, Johnnie Parsons, Johnny Thomson and Bob Christie in individual races, all of them rated between 7,092 and 7,220 and operating at the elite professional level.[1]
Turner drove twice for Kurtis Kraft, a team that accumulated five race wins across its history and counted Duane Carter, a driver rated 7,326, among its stronger entries. The limited nature of his Formula 1 programme and lack of points finishes suggest his career did not progress beyond these four outings. Turner has since retired from active racing.