GridpediaPat O'Connor
Pat O'Connor is an American Formula 1 driver with 5 race starts from 1954 to 1958, 0 wins, 1 pole position, 0 podiums and 0 championship points.
O'Connor's first start was the 1954 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 12th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1957: 31st in the championship with 0 points, for Kurtis Kraft. The longest team-mate pairing was with Paul Russo, 5 races: O'Connor finished ahead 1 times to 3 when both were classified, and out-qualified Russo 4 times to 1. 2 of the 5 starts ended in a retirement (40%).
- Nationality
- American
- Born
- 9 Oct 1928
- Active
- 1954 to 1958, 5 seasons
- Teams
- Kurtis Kraft
| Starts | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Fastest laps | Laps led | Points | DNFs | Best finish | Best championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 2 | 8th | 31st |
Compare with team-mates: Paul Russo, Johnnie Parsons. Or anyone else.
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.
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81st |
| 1957 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 1956 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th |
| 1955 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 1954 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82nd |
Every race
| Race | Team | Grid | Finish | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | R | Accident | 0 |
| 1957 Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 (pole) | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 1956 Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 18 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 1955 Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 1954 Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | R | Spun off | 0 |