Joe Kelly is a racing driver from Ireland who last raced in Formula 1 for Alta. Kelly has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,382 ranks Kelly 1996th 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.
| 1951-07-14 | Silverstone Circuit | DNF | −67 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Alta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −66 | 3,382 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Alta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −30 | 3,408 |
Joe Kelly was an Irish racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the early years of the world championship. He made two starts in the British Grand Prix, both in the years 1950 and 1951, driving for Alta. He failed to score points or finish on the podium in either outing, and his sole recorded finish came in 1951 when he completed the race in twentieth position. His rating of 3,382 places him in the lower tier of professional single-seater competition; he raced in a field considerably stronger than club-level motorsport but did not establish himself among the front-running competitors of his era.[1]
Alta, the constructor Kelly drove for, was a small operation that produced no race wins across its entire history in the database and fielded only four drivers over its lifespan. The strongest of those drivers, Peter Whitehead, was substantially more competitive; the disparity in their ratings reflects the gap between them. Kelly's brief and unsuccessful Grand Prix tenure made no lasting impression on the championship, and he has since retired from racing.[2]