Jerry Hoyt is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Stevens. Hoyt has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,066 ranks Hoyt 1095th 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.
| 1955-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −124 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +84 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P15 | −124 | 5,066 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +84 | 5,165 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −109 | 5,098 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +3,835 | 5,185 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Davies | 6,007 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | 5,996 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Pat Flaherty | 5,929 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,085 | 🇨🇦 Paul Tracy | Trans-Am | 5,071 |
| 1,086 | 🇮🇹 Enrico Toccacelo | FIA GT Championship | 5,070 |
| 1,087 | 🇬🇧 Jack Harvey | IndyCar | 5,070 |
| 1,088 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Cairoli | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,070 |
| 1,089 | 🇧🇷 Max Wilson | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,070 |
| 1,090 | 🇺🇸 PJ Hyett | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,070 |
| 1,091 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Giaffone | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,069 |
| 1,092 | 🇺🇸 Matt Kurzejewski | European Le Mans Series | 5,069 |
| 1,093 | 🇨🇦 Mari Boya | Formula 2 | 5,067 |
| 1,094 | 🇫🇷 Franck Perera | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,066 |
| 1,095 | 🇺🇸 Jerry Hoyt | Formula 1 | 5,066 |
| 1,096 | 🇬🇧 Ricky Collard | BTCC | 5,063 |
| 1,097 | 🇺🇸 Ronnie Johncox | IndyCar | 5,063 |
| 1,098 | 🇫🇷 Yann Clairay | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,061 |
| 1,099 | 🇺🇸 Justin Haley | NASCAR Truck | 5,060 |
| 1,100 | 🇮🇹 Kevin Ceccon | TCR World Tour | 5,060 |
| 1,101 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Gache | FIA GT Championship | 5,059 |
| 1,102 | 🇺🇾 Santiago Urrutia | TCR World Tour | 5,059 |
| 1,103 | 🇮🇳 Thomas Drouet | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,058 |
| 1,104 | 🇺🇸 Duke Dinsmore | Formula 1 | 5,057 |
| 1,105 | 🇮🇹 Mattia Colnaghi | Formula 3 | 5,057 |
Jerry Hoyt was an established professional racing in Formula 1, the solo open-wheel world championship, between 1950 and 1955. He drove for Stevens across his four starts in the series.[1]
Hoyt's Formula 1 career spanned six seasons but consisted of only four race entries, with his final and sole documented start in 1955 yielding a fifteenth-place finish in the championship standings. His appearances were sparse enough that he remained a peripheral presence in a field that ranged from amateurs to graded professionals, though he raced against established names of the era.[2]
Among his regular opponents in Formula 1 were Duane Carter and Jim Rathmann, both established professionals with significantly more extensive experience in the series. Hoyt typically finished behind Carter but held closely matched results against Rathmann, and he beat both men at least once during his brief indexed racing history. He also finished ahead of Sam Hanks, an established professional with eight Formula 1 starts. His team, Kurtis Kraft, was an established outfit that had fielded 87 drivers across the index and collected five race wins, with Carter among its strongest competitors.