Pat Flaherty
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=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
Highn=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodger Ward WAR | Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1953–1959 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
Dick Rathmann RAM | Watson | 1959 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
Jim Rathmann RAT | Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1953–1959 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Fred Agabashian AGA | Kurtis Kraft | 1950–1955 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
Sam Hanks HAN | Kurtis Kraft | 1950–1955 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Johnnie Parsons PAS | Kurtis Kraft | 1950–1955 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
Walt Faulkner FAL | Kurtis Kraft | 1950–1955 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
Jack McGrath MCG | Kurtis Kraft | 1950–1955 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
Paul Russo RUS | Kurtis Kraft | 1953–1955 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Cal Niday NID | Kurtis Kraft | 1953–1955 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Bill Vukovich VUK | Kurtis Kraft | 1953–1955 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
Art Cross CRO | Kurtis Kraft | 1953–1955 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Indianapolis 500 | Watson | — | 18 | DNF | |
| 1956 | Indianapolis 500 | Watson | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1955 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 12 | 10 | |
| 1953 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 24 | DNF | |
| 1950 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 11 | 10 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82nd |
| 1956 | Watson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5th |
| 1955 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41st |
| 1953 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101st |
| 1950 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41st |