Jimmy Reece is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Watson. Reece has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,843 ranks Reece 438th 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.
| 1958-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P6 | +104 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +104 | 4,886 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −9 | 4,782 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +78 | 4,791 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Pankratz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −151 | 4,713 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Pankratz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −30 | 4,864 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +94 | 4,894 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 4,903 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 4,887 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 4,988 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,920 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 4,844 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
Jimmy Reece was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1952 and 1958, entering six races for Watson without reaching the podium. His Racer Rating of 4,843 places him at the level of a front-running professional competitor in strong national and international fields.[1]
Reece's record against his most frequent rivals shows mixed results against drivers of comparable standing. He finished ahead of Eddie Johnson in all three races they shared, outpacing a professional-level competitor, and took wins in the head-to-head against Johnnie Parsons and Jimmy Bryan on occasion, though both drivers edged him overall across their repeated encounters. He also recorded a single victory over Jack McGrath, a driver rated above him. His average finishing position of ninth across classified starts reflects his position in a tier below the grid's frontrunners; his only recorded result from his final 1958 entry came in twenty-second.
Reece drove twice for Kurtis Kraft, a team that fielded 87 drivers across its history and won five races overall, including strong competitors like Jim Rathmann. His career spanned the 1950s, a period documented through his involvement in the era's most significant events, and he remained active in motorsport circles well after his competitive retirement.