Johnnie Tolan is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kuzma. Tolan has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,528 ranks Tolan 1906th 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.
| 1958-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P13 | +42 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1958 | Formula 1 | P13 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +42 | 4,528 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −25 | 4,503 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +3,168 | 4,518 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | 5,996 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | 5,944 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | 5,942 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Andy LindenHigher-rated | 5,952 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,896 | 🇬🇧 Justin Keen | FIA GT Championship | 4,531 |
| 1,897 | 🇳🇱 Roelof Wunderink | Formula 1 | 4,531 |
| 1,898 | 🇺🇸 Duncan Ende | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,530 |
| 1,899 | 🇫🇷 Gillian HENRION | Le Mans Cup | 4,530 |
| 1,900 | 🇬🇧 Peter Dumbreck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,530 |
| 1,901 | 🇺🇸 Ron Silk | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 4,530 |
| 1,902 | 🇮🇹 Simone Iaquinta | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,530 |
| 1,903 | 🇺🇸 Sterling Marlin | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,530 |
| 1,904 | 🇩🇪 Sophia Floersch | Indy NXT | 4,529 |
| 1,905 | 🇧🇷 Valdeno Brito | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,529 |
| 1,906 | 🇺🇸 Johnnie Tolan | Formula 1 | 4,528 |
| 1,907 | 🇺🇸 Robert Pressley | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,528 |
| 1,908 | 🇺🇸 Ben Devlin | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,527 |
| 1,909 | 🇺🇸 Brad Coleman | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,527 |
| 1,910 | 🇫🇷 David Terrien | FIA GT Championship | 4,527 |
| 1,911 | 🇩🇪 Finn Gehrsitz | WEC | 4,527 |
| 1,912 | 🇺🇸 Shorty Templeman | Formula 1 | 4,527 |
| 1,913 | 🇺🇸 Sebastian Wheldon | Formula Regional European | 4,526 |
| 1,914 | 🏳️ Jeffrey Schmidt | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,525 |
| 1,915 | 🇧🇷 Daniel Serra | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,524 |
| 1,916 | 🇯🇵 Ryuichiro Tomita | Super GT | 4,524 |
Johnnie Tolan was an established professional racing in Formula 1, a single-class international championship mixing amateur and professional-graded drivers. He raced for Kuzma across three seasons from 1956 to 1958, with a total of three starts.[1]
Tolan's Formula 1 career yielded three races over three years. He finished 15th in the championship standings in 1958, his final year of racing.[2]
His regular Formula 1 opponents were established professionals including Jim Rathmann and Tony Bettenhausen, both of whom had more substantial Formula 1 records than Tolan's three starts. In races against them, Tolan typically finished behind both drivers.