Jim McWithey is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Epperly. McWithey has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,820 ranks McWithey 4420th 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.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P29 | −111 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +11 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1959 | Formula 1 | P16 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −111 | 3,820 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +2,514 | 3,864 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy BryanHigher-rated | 5,987 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob ChristieHigher-rated | 5,942 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Don FreelandHigher-rated | 5,941 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,410 | 🇧🇪 Douwe Dedecker | European Le Mans Series | 3,822 |
| 4,411 | 🇯🇵 Motoaki Ishikawa | WEC | 3,822 |
| 4,412 | 🇺🇸 Bubba Pollard | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,821 |
| 4,413 | 🇺🇸 Josh Bilicki | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,821 |
| 4,414 | 🇯🇵 Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Super GT | 3,821 |
| 4,415 | 🇬🇧 Rob Schirle | FIA GT Championship | 3,821 |
| 4,416 | 🇬🇧 Sean Walkinshaw | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,821 |
| 4,417 | 🇯🇵 Takamori.com | Super GT | 3,821 |
| 4,418 | 🇩🇪 Christian Hohenadel | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,820 |
| 4,419 | 🇬🇧 Geoff Crossley | Formula 1 | 3,820 |
| 4,420 | 🇺🇸 Jim McWithey | Formula 1 | 3,820 |
| 4,421 | 🇺🇸 Joe James | Formula 1 | 3,820 |
| 4,422 | 🇬🇧 Johnny Mowlem | WEC | 3,820 |
| 4,423 | 🇺🇸 Mack Hellings | Formula 1 | 3,820 |
| 4,424 | 🇺🇸 Robert Kauffman | WEC | 3,820 |
| 4,425 | 🇫🇮 Elias Seppänen | GT World Challenge Asia | 3,819 |
| 4,426 | 🇺🇸 Nikko Reger | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 3,819 |
| 4,427 | 🇺🇸 Zac Anderson | GT4 America | 3,819 |
| 4,428 | 🇲🇨 Jonathan Cecotto | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 3,818 |
| 4,429 | 🇺🇸 Walt Brown | Formula 1 | 3,818 |
| 4,430 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Keilwitz | Prototype Winter Series | 3,817 |
Jim McWithey was an established professional competing in single-seater racing during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He drove for Epperly in Formula 1, the sport's top international championship, racing against a field that mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals. His career spanned two seasons, 1959 and 1960, with two starts across that period.[1]
McWithey finished 14th in the Formula 1 championship standings in 1960, his final season of racing. During his time in the series he beat established professionals including Al Herman and Dick Rathmann, both of whom had substantially more experience at Formula 1 level. Epperly, the team he drove for, fielded ten drivers across the index and counted Jim Rathmann, an established professional, among its strongest entries.[2]