Pat O'Connor
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=76 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 61-15
- pole rate
- 25.0%
- front row rate
- 25.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=69 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 44-25
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -2.5
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
- -3.667
- expectation adjusted
- -5.683
Finishing
Insufficient samplen=4 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 75.0%
- teammate classification rate
- 41.8%
- retirements
- 1
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 5.774
Team Points Share
Insufficient samplen=4 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 0
- team points
- 39
- points per start
- 0
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnnie Parsons PAS | Kurtis Kraft | 1955–1958 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
Paul Russo RUS | Kurtis Kraft | 1955–1958 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
Eddie Johnson JOH | Kurtis Kraft | 1957–1958 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Johnny Thomson THS | Kurtis Kraft | 1958 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Al Keller KEL | Kurtis Kraft | 1955–1958 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
Johnny Boyd BOY | Kurtis Kraft | 1955–1958 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
Bob Veith VEI | Kurtis Kraft | 1956–1958 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Bob Christie CHR | Kurtis Kraft | 1956–1958 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Paul Goldsmith GOL | Kurtis Kraft | 1958 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Shorty Templeman TEM | Kurtis Kraft | 1958 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Billy Garrett GAE | Kurtis Kraft | 1958 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Jerry Unser UNE | Kurtis Kraft | 1958 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 5 | DNF | |
| 1957 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 1 | 8 | |
| 1956 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 3 | 18 | |
| 1955 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 19 | 8 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th |
| 1957 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31st |
| 1956 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th |
| 1955 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |