Formula 1 driver · 1953–1960

Johnny Thomson

NationalityUSA USACodeTHSNumber3Last teamLesovsky
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Points10
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
QualiRacePoints

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=29 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
14-15
pole rate
14.3%
front row rate
14.3%

Race Result vs Teammate

Medium
n=19 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
7-12
avg finish delta when both classified
0

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=4 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
9.5
expectation adjusted
2.475

Finishing

Insufficient sample
n=7 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
57.1%
teammate classification rate
48.3%
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
4.082

Team Points Share

Low
n=6 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
10
team points
21
points per start
1.429

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 Kraft, Lesovsky1958–19592–01–0
Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft1956–19580–20–2
Kurtis Kraft19580–10–0
Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft1956–19582–00–2
Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft1956–19581–10–1
Kurtis Kraft19580–10–0
Kurtis Kraft19580–10–0
Kurtis Kraft19581–00–0
Kurtis Kraft19580–10–0
Kurtis Kraft19580–10–0
Kurtis Kraft19581–00–0
Kurtis Kraft19580–10–1

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1960Indianapolis 500Lesovsky—1752
1959Indianapolis 500Lesovsky—135
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—22DNF
1957Indianapolis 500Kuzma—1112
1956Indianapolis 500Kuzma—18DNF
1955Indianapolis 500Kuzma—3343
1953Indianapolis 500Del Roy—33DNF

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1960Lesovsky1000223rd
1959Lesovsky1011512th
1958Kurtis Kraft1000072nd
1957Kuzma1000043rd
1956Kuzma1000070th
1955Kuzma1000316th
1953Del Roy1000094th