Formula 1 driver · 1951–1955

Bill Vukovich

NationalityUSA USACodeVUKNumber4Last teamKurtis Kraft
Starts4
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles1
Points11
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
Fewer than three dimensions meet the minimum sample.

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=59 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
51-8
pole rate
25.0%
front row rate
25.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=55 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
34-21
avg finish delta when both classified
1.769

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=2 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
-4.5
expectation adjusted
-4.619

Finishing

Insufficient sample
n=4 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
50.0%
teammate classification rate
58.5%
retirements
2

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
11.314

Team Points Share

Insufficient sample
n=3 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
11
team points
54.5
points per start
2.75

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Kurtis Kraft19550–10–1
Kurtis Kraft1952–19551–22–0
Kurtis Kraft1952–19552–11–1
Kurtis Kraft1952–19553–01–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19552–01–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19551–01–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19552–01–1
Kurtis Kraft1952–19551–21–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19552–01–1
Kurtis Kraft1952–19551–11–1
Kurtis Kraft1952–19552–01–1
Kurtis Kraft1952–19553–01–1

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—5DNF1
1953Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—119
1952Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—8171
1951Indianapolis 500Trevis—20DNF

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1955Kurtis Kraft1000125th
1953Kurtis Kraft111197th
1952Kurtis Kraft1000122nd
1951Trevis1000046th