Joe James is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. James has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,820 ranks James 4421th 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.
| 1952-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P13 | +49 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +49 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1952 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +49 | 3,820 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +2,450 | 3,800 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony BettenhausenHigher-rated | 6,070 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob SweikertHigher-rated | 5,964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4,431 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Lampe | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 3,817 |
Joe James was an established professional racing in Formula 1, a single-class international championship run across multiple countries and mixing amateur and professional entries in the same field. He drove for Kurtis Kraft.[1]
James made two starts in Formula 1 across 1951 and 1952, his only indexed season of racing in the latter year yielding a finish of 13th in the championship standings. He beat established professionals Bill Vukovich and Chuck Stevenson, each of whom had competed in five Formula 1 starts.[2]