Jud Larson is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Larson has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,408 ranks Larson 1920th 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.
| 1959-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −115 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −115 | 3,408 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +85 | 3,454 |
Jud Larson was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 during the late 1950s. He made two starts in the championship, both in 1958 and 1959, driving for Kurtis Kraft. He did not score points or finish on the podium, with an average finishing position of eighth across his classified starts.[1]
Larson's brief tenure in Formula 1 placed him against some of the era's accomplished competitors. He finished ahead of Eddie Johnson, Johnnie Parsons, Al Keller, and Johnnie Tolan in individual races; Parsons and Johnson were both significantly stronger drivers at the national and international level. His involvement with Kurtis Kraft, a constructor that won five races across its history and fielded stronger drivers including Jim Rathmann, was modest but placed him within a professional field. Larson's rating of 3,408 positions him as a mid-tier professional competitor of that period.
Larson retired from racing and has been the subject of retrospective motorsport journalism, including features examining his career and the history of drivers from the Terre Haute area in the late 1950s.