Formula 1 driver · 1950–1959

Pat Flaherty

NationalityUSA USACodeFLANumber64Last teamWatson
Starts5
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles1
Points8
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=56 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
23-33
pole rate
20.0%
front row rate
20.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=53 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
21-32
avg finish delta when both classified
-1.9

Positions Gained

Insufficient sample
n=3 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
1
expectation adjusted
-1.148

Finishing

Insufficient sample
n=5 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
60.0%
teammate classification rate
61.3%
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
5.196

Team Points Share

Insufficient sample
n=5 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
8
team points
76.5
points per start
1.6

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, Watson1953–19590–20–2
Watson19590–10–0
Kurtis Kraft, Watson1953–19591–10–2
Kurtis Kraft1950–19550–32–1
Kurtis Kraft1950–19551–22–1
Kurtis Kraft1950–19551–21–1
Kurtis Kraft1950–19550–30–3
Kurtis Kraft1950–19550–32–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19550–10–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19551–11–0
Kurtis Kraft1953–19550–21–1
Kurtis Kraft1953–19551–11–1

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1959Indianapolis 500Watson—18DNF
1956Indianapolis 500Watson—118
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—1210
1953Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—24DNF
1950Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft—1110

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1959Watson1000082nd
1956Watson111185th
1955Kurtis Kraft1000041st
1953Kurtis Kraft10000101st
1950Kurtis Kraft1000041st