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🇺🇸 Paul Russo
Racing driver from United States. Formula 1, Kurtis Kraft.
Driver facts
Full name
Paul Russo
Born
10 April 1914(b. 1914)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Kurtis Kraft
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
8
Career DNFs
2
Racer Rating
6,067
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,067Rank 177 of 40,700 indexed, -167 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Paul Russo is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Russo has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 8 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,067 ranks Russo 177th 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
1959 form
Last 8 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 1959-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P9 | +58 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +127 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +111 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1953 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +109 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1957 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +73 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1950 | Formula 1 | P9 |
| +61 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P8 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +58 | 6,234 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −29 | 6,176 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P12 | +109 | 6,206 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P13 | −175 | 6,097 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P11 | +127 | 6,272 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +61 | 6,145 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P13 | +111 | 6,084 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Nichels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,623 | 5,973 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Russo finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 5,951 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 5,941 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | 5,946 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🇺🇸 Duane CarterHigher-rated | 6,176 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,700 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 167 | 🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov | Formula 2 | 6,074 |
| 168 | 🇮🇹 Alex Caffi | FIA GT Championship | 6,073 |
| 169 | 🇳🇿 Mike Thackwell | International Formula 3000 | 6,073 |
| 170 | 🇮🇹 Alessandro Nannini | FIA GT Championship | 6,072 |
| 171 | 🇬🇧 David Hobbs | Formula 1 | 6,070 |
| 172 | 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | Formula 1 | 6,070 |
| 173 | 🇬🇧 Mike Hailwood | Formula 1 | 6,069 |
| 174 | 🇬🇧 Taylor Barnard | Formula E | 6,068 |
| 175 | 🇳🇱 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Formula 1 | 6,067 |
| 176 | 🇪🇸 Marc Gene | WEC | 6,067 |
| 177 | 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | Formula 1 | 6,067 |
| 178 | 🇮🇪 Derek Daly | Formula 1 | 6,063 |
| 179 | 🇫🇷 Jean Alesi | IndyCar | 6,063 |
| 180 | 🇦🇷 Roberto Mieres | Formula 1 | 6,059 |
| 181 | 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,058 |
| 182 | 🇮🇹 Cesare Perdisa | Formula 1 | 6,056 |
| 183 | 🇬🇧 Martin Brundle | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 6,056 |
| 184 | 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti | Formula 1 | 6,053 |
| 185 | 🇬🇧 Bob Gerard | Formula 1 | 6,051 |
| 186 | 🇫🇷 Sacha Fenestraz | Super GT | 6,050 |
| 187 | 🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen | FIA GT Championship | 6,049 |
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