Walt Faulkner is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Faulkner has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,996 ranks Faulkner 220th 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.
| 1955-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P5 | +110 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +110 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| +92 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1950 | Formula 1 | P7 |
| +25 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P12 |
| +13 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1951 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P14 | +110 | 6,093 |
| 1954 | โธFormula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +25 | 5,983 |
| 1953 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | โ47 | 5,958 |
| 1951 | โธFormula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +13 | 6,005 |
| 1950 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P13 | +4,642 | 5,992 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Duane Carter | 6,176 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Davies | 6,007 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Paul Russo | 6,067 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Bill Vukovich | 5,959 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | ๐ธ๐ช Thed Bjork | TCR World Tour | 6,009 |
| 211 | ๐ฌ๐ง Richard Attwood | Formula 1 | 6,008 |
| 212 | ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Davies | Formula 1 | 6,007 |
| 213 | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Noel Leon | Formula 2 | 6,006 |
| 214 | ๐ฎ๐น Sergio Mantovani | Formula 1 | 6,005 |
| 215 | ๐ซ๐ท Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 216 | ๐น๐ญ Prince Bira | Formula 1 | 6,003 |
| 217 | ๐จ๐ฆ Gilles Villeneuve | Formula 1 | 6,000 |
| 218 | ๐ฆ๐บ Cameron Waters | Supercars Championship | 5,999 |
| 219 | ๐บ๐ธ Bob Veith | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 220 | ๐บ๐ธ Walt Faulkner | Formula 1 | 5,996 |
| 221 | ๐ฎ๐น Umberto Maglioli | Formula 1 | 5,994 |
| 222 | ๐ฌ๐ง Peter Arundell | Formula 1 | 5,993 |
| 223 | ๐บ๐ธ Johnnie Parsons | Formula 1 | 5,992 |
| 224 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Jyrki Jรคrvilehto | Formula 1 | 5,991 |
| 225 | ๐ฌ๐ง Brian Henton | Formula 1 | 5,990 |
| 226 | ๐จ๐ญ Rudi Fischer | Formula 1 | 5,990 |
| 227 | ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Bryan | Formula 1 | 5,987 |
| 228 | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Ricardo Rodrรญguez | Formula 1 | 5,986 |
| 229 | ๐ซ๐ท Jean-Christophe Boullion | WEC | 5,985 |
| 230 | ๐ป๐ช Pastor Maldonado | WEC | 5,985 |
Walt Faulkner was an established professional racing driver from the United States who competed in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1955, driving for Kurtis Kraft. He started five times across six seasons in the championship, which drew a mixed field of amateur, semi-professional and graded professionals.[1]
Faulkner's Formula 1 career was brief and sparse. He finished 14th in the championship standings in 1955, his final season and the only year in which he collected a points position. His five starts came against established professionals, including Duane Carter and Sam Hanks, whom he raced closely and matched throughout his time in the series. He finished ahead of Carter twice and ahead of Jim Rathmann, an established professional with ten Formula 1 starts, on the same number of occasions.[2]