Ronnie Bucknum is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Honda. Bucknum has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,541 ranks Bucknum 677th 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.
| 1966-10-23 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | P8 | +61 |
| 1966-10-02 | Watkins Glen | DNF | +38 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ▸Formula 1 | Honda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +98 | 4,541 |
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Honda | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | P14 | −230 | 4,443 |
| 1964 | ▸Formula 1 | Honda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −128 | 4,672 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Richie Ginther | 5,503 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | 4,902 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Bandini | 5,294 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇦🇺 Jack Brabham | 5,211 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇨🇭 Jo Siffert | 5,058 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Ronnie Bucknum was an American driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1964 and 1966, making eleven starts for Honda without scoring points or reaching the podium. His average finishing position of P9.8 placed him in the midfield of a grid dominated by established professionals. He raced against a strong field that included three-time champion Jack Brabham, as well as front-running drivers such as Richie Ginther, Dan Gurney, and Lorenzo Bandini; however, he finished ahead of Bandini once and managed single finishes ahead of Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Revson, and Richard Attwood, whose records indicate they were competitive drivers at that level of professional racing.[1]
Bucknum's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals tells a consistent story. He finished behind Ginther in all four races they shared, behind Gurney in four consecutive encounters, and behind Siffert and Brabham in three races each. Against Bandini alone did he post a winning record, though that single top finish came from three meetings. His competitive context suggests a driver working through a learning phase in the sport's premier series; the rating of 4,541 places him in the upper tier of professional racing but well below the dominant figures of his era. His three-year career came to an end in 1966, after which he retired from Formula 1.