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 1071th 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,061 | 🇵🇱 Tymek Kucharczyk | Indy NXT | 5,090 |
| 1,062 | 🇮🇹 Giovanna Amati | International Formula 3000 | 5,089 |
| 1,063 | 🇮🇹 Felice Tedeschi | International Formula 3000 | 5,088 |
| 1,064 | 🇮🇹 Giampiero Simoni | International Formula 3000 | 5,087 |
| 1,065 | 🏳️ Ricardo Gonzalez | SKUSA SuperNationals | 5,086 |
| 1,066 | 🇯🇵 Yuya Motojima | Super GT | 5,086 |
| 1,067 | 🇮🇳 Jehan Daruvala | Formula E | 5,084 |
| 1,068 | 🇩🇪 Altfrid Heger | 24H Series | 5,083 |
| 1,069 | 🇮🇹 Nicola Larini | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,083 |
| 1,070 | 🇺🇸 P.J. Chesson | IndyCar | 5,083 |
| 1,071 | 🇺🇸 Jack Turner | Formula 1 | 5,082 |
| 1,072 | 🇨🇦 Zachary Claman De Melo | Indy NXT | 5,081 |
| 1,073 | 🇫🇷 Come Ledogar | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,080 |
| 1,074 | 🇬🇧 Horace Gould | Formula 1 | 5,080 |
| 1,075 | 🇩🇪 Oliver Goethe | Formula 2 | 5,080 |
| 1,076 | 🇧🇷 Robert de Haan | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,080 |
| 1,077 | 🇨🇦 Sean McIntosh | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,080 |
| 1,078 | 🇺🇸 Derek Kraus | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,079 |
| 1,079 | 🇺🇸 John Michael Edwards | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,078 |
| 1,080 | 🇩🇪 David Arnold Lance | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,077 |
| 1,081 | 🇨🇭 Marcel Fässler | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,076 |
Jack Turner was an established professional racing in Formula 1 during the 1950s for Christensen. His indexed record spans four starts across the 1956 to 1959 seasons, competing in a single-class championship that mixed amateur and professional drivers on the same grid.[1]
Turner finished 14th in the 1959 Formula 1 championship standings from one round raced that season. Across his four starts on record, he occasionally finished ahead of established professionals including Tony Bettenhausen and Johnnie Parsons, each once. He raced for Kurtis Kraft on two of those starts; the team fielded 87 drivers across the index and won five races, with Duane Carter among its strongest competitors.[2]
Turner regularly competed against Jim Rathmann and Bettenhausen, both established professionals with their own Formula 1 experience, though he typically finished behind them in their head-to-head meetings. His record places him among the mid-range finishers in a field that included graded professionals and semi-professional competitors.