Manny Ayulo is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kuzma. Ayulo has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,363 ranks Ayulo 805th 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.
| 1954-05-31 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P13 | +17 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +17 | 4,386 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +6 | 4,373 |
| 1952 | ▸Formula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −30 | 4,368 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P15 | +65 | 4,392 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 5,054 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 4,988 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 4,932 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 4,903 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich | 4,858 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | 4,844 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | 4,807 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Art Cross | 4,438 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Manny Ayulo was an American racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1951 and 1954, making four starts for the Kuzma team. He scored a single podium finish across his Grand Prix career and averaged a finishing position of P12.3 in classified races. His Racer Rating of 4,363 places him among professional drivers of his era, though at the lower end of the grid that he inhabited.[1]
Ayulo's competitive record shows a pattern of finishing behind stronger drivers in his field. He raced against several front-running professionals of the early 1950s, including Duane Carter, Sam Hanks, Jack McGrath, Bill Vukovich and Jimmy Bryan, all drivers rated substantially higher than himself. Against these rivals he was outpaced in the majority of encounters; he finished ahead of Carter once in four shared races, ahead of Bryan once in three, and ahead of Andy Linden twice in three meetings. His single podium result and occasional victories over professional-grade opposition suggest he was capable in the car, but the overall pattern confirms he competed at a disadvantage against the calibre of driver that made up the Formula 1 grid of his day.