Formula 1 driver · 1950–1958

Johnnie Parsons

NationalityUSA USACodePASNumber45Last teamKurtis Kraft
Starts8
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Points12
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
QualiRaceFinishPoints

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=128 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
70-58
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=106 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
54-52
avg finish delta when both classified
1.921

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=5 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
4.4
expectation adjusted
-1.182

Finishing

Medium
n=8 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
62.5%
teammate classification rate
52.6%
retirements
3

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
6.066

Team Points Share

Medium
n=8 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
12
team points
98.5
points per start
1.5

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 Kraft1955–19581–21–1
Kurtis Kraft1955–19581–20–2
Kurtis Kraft1955–19580–31–2
Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft1956–19582–02–0
Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft1956–19582–02–0
Kurtis Kraft1957–19582–01–1
Kurtis Kraft19581–01–0
Kurtis Kraft19581–01–0
Kurtis Kraft19580–11–0
Kurtis Kraft19581–01–0
Kurtis Kraft1953–19582–11–2
Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma1953–19583–02–2

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1958Kurtis Kraft1000046th
1957Kurtis Kraft1000050th
1956Kuzma1000318th
1955Kurtis Kraft1000068th
1953Kurtis Kraft1000093rd
1952Kurtis Kraft1000047th
1951Kurtis Kraft1000067th
1950Kurtis Kraft111096th