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🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons
Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Kurtis Kraft.
Driver facts
Full name
Johnnie Parsons
Born
4 July 1918(b. 1918)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Kurtis Kraft
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
1
Career starts
9
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,992
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,992Rank 223 of 40,700 indexed, -92 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Johnnie Parsons is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Parsons has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,992 ranks Parsons 223th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1958 form
Last 9 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1958-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P12 | +38 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +150 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1950 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +120 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1956 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +60 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1952 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +38 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P11 |
| +38 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | P12 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +38 | 6,084 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | — | 6,046 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P10 | +120 | 6,047 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −39 | 5,926 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +38 | 5,966 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −135 | 5,927 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +60 | 6,063 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −47 | 6,003 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | P6 | +4,700 | 6,050 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Parsons finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 213 | 🇲🇽 Noel Leon | Formula 2 | 6,006 |
| 214 | 🇮🇹 Sergio Mantovani | Formula 1 | 6,005 |
| 215 | 🇫🇷 Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 216 | 🇹🇭 Prince Bira | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 217 | 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve | Formula 1 | 6,000 |
| 218 | 🇦🇺 Cameron Waters | Supercars Championship | 5,999 |
| 219 | 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 220 | 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 221 | 🇮🇹 Umberto Maglioli | Formula 1 | 5,994 |
| 222 | 🇬🇧 Peter Arundell | Formula 1 | 5,993 |
| 223 | 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | Formula 1 | 5,992 |
| 224 | 🇫🇮 Jyrki Järvilehto | Formula 1 | 5,991 |
| 225 | 🇬🇧 Brian Henton | Formula 1 | 5,990 |
| 226 | 🇨🇭 Rudi Fischer | Formula 1 | 5,990 |
| 227 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | Formula 1 | 5,987 |
| 228 | 🇲🇽 Ricardo Rodríguez | Formula 1 | 5,986 |
| 229 | 🇫🇷 Jean-Christophe Boullion | WEC | 5,985 |
| 230 | 🇻🇪 Pastor Maldonado | WEC | 5,985 |
| 231 | 🇫🇷 Pierre-Henri Raphanel | FIA GT Championship | 5,983 |
| 232 | 🇯🇵 Katsumasa Chiyo | Super GT | 5,982 |
| 233 | 🇩🇪 Christian Vietoris | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,981 |
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