Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty is an American Formula 1 driver with 6 race starts from 1950 to 1959, 1 win, 1 pole position, 1 podium and 8 championship points.

Flaherty's first start was the 1950 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 11th on the grid, finishing 10th. The first win came at the 1956 Indianapolis 500 for Watson, in the 5th start, from pole position. The best season was 1956: 5th in the championship with 8 points, 1 win and 1 podium, for Watson. 3 of the 6 starts ended in a retirement (50%).

Nationality: American
Born: 6 Jan 1926
Active: 1950 to 1959, 6 seasons
Teams: Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma, Watson

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
6	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	8	3	1st	5th

First win: 1956 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 16.7% 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	Poles	Podiums	Points	Championship
1959	Watson	1	0	0	0	0	59th
1956	Watson	1	1	1	1	8	5th
1955	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	0	41st
1954	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	0	89th
1953	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	0	92nd
1950	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	0	39th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Kurtis Kraft	1950–1955	3	0	0	0	0
Kuzma	1953	1	0	0	0	0
Watson	1956–1959	2	1	1	1	8

All 1 wins

#	Race	Circuit	Team	Grid
1	1956 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Watson	1

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1959 Indianapolis 500	Watson	18	R	Accident	0
1956 Indianapolis 500	Watson	1 (pole)	1	Finished	8
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	12	10	Finished	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	28	R	Accident	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	24	R	Accident	0
1950 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	11	10	+3 Laps	0