Jimmy Bryan

Jimmy Bryan is an American Formula 1 driver with 9 race starts from 1952 to 1960, 1 win, 0 pole positions, 3 podiums and 18 championship points.

Bryan's first start was the 1952 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 21st on the grid, finishing 6th. The first win came at the 1958 Indianapolis 500 for Epperly, in the 7th start, from 7th on the grid. The best season was 1954: 10th in the championship with 6 points and 1 podium, for Kuzma. 2 of the 9 starts ended in a retirement (22%).

Nationality: American
Born: 28 Jan 1926
Active: 1952 to 1960, 9 seasons
Teams: Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder, Kuzma, Epperly

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
9	1	0	3	n/a	n/a	18	2	1st	10th

First win: 1958 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 11.1% of starts.

Season by season

Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.

Bars: points per season, in the colour of that season's team (left scale). Line: championship position, first at the top (right scale). Hover or tap for the details of a season.

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Championship
1960	Epperly	1	0	0	0	62nd
1959	Epperly	1	0	0	0	88th
1958	Epperly	1	1	1	8	13th
1957	Kuzma	1	0	1	4	16th
1956	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	51st
1955	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	75th
1954	Kuzma	1	0	1	6	10th
1953	Schroeder	1	0	0	0	61st
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	27th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
Kurtis Kraft	1952	1	0	0	0
Schroeder	1953	1	0	0	0
Kuzma	1954–1957	4	0	2	10
Epperly	1958–1960	3	1	1	8

All 1 wins

#	Race	Circuit	Team	Grid
1	1958 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Epperly	7

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1960 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	10	19	Fuel system	0
1959 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	20	R	Engine	0
1958 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	7	1	Finished	8
1957 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	15	3	Finished	4
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	19	19	+15 Laps	0
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	11	R	Fuel pump	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	3	2	Finished	6
1953 Indianapolis 500	Schroeder	31	14	+17 Laps	0
1952 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	21	6	Finished	0