Jackie Holmes is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Holmes has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,386 ranks Holmes 1980th 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.
| 1953-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −22 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −21 | 3,386 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Olson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −63 | 3,395 |
Jackie Holmes made two Formula 1 starts in the early 1950s, both for Kurtis Kraft. His sole classified finish came in 1953, when he placed twentieth. Across his two outings he did not score a podium. His average finishing position was twenty-third, reflecting the competitive gulf between his performance and the field he entered.[1]
Holmes raced during the championship's first years, when entries remained irregular and grids were smaller than they would become. His most notable result was finishing ahead of Jim Rathmann, a much stronger driver who would establish a substantial career in single-seaters and endurance racing and achieved a Racer Rating well into the 5,000s. That single success offers little broader pattern; Holmes's overall record suggests he was a peripheral figure in a field that included drivers of considerably greater calibre. His retirement in 1953 marked the end of a brief racing career.