Jimmy Jackson is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Jackson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,371 ranks Jackson 2034th 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.
| 1954-05-31 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P15 | −2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −2 | 3,371 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −121 | 3,372 |
Jimmy Jackson was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the early 1950s. His career encompassed two seasons between 1950 and 1954, though his involvement in the series was minimal; he made only two starts, both for Kurtis Kraft. He did not score points or finish on a podium in either attempt.[1]
Jackson's single classified finish came in 1954, when he completed a race and finished 27th. Across his limited Formula 1 outings, he proved competitive enough to occasionally outpace stronger drivers; he finished ahead of Jimmy Reece, Gene Hartley, Ed Elisian, and Bob Scott in individual instances, each of whom had significantly higher professional standing. His average finishing position across classified starts stood at 15th, a respectable figure given the quality of the grid during that era. Kurtis Kraft, the team that fielded both his starts, was an outfit that had accumulated five race wins across its full history and had developed drivers of genuine calibre, including Jim Rathmann, a much stronger professional.[2]
Jackson's participation in Formula 1 remained brief and peripheral to the sport's mainstream narrative. He is now retired from racing.