Don Freeland

Don Freeland is an American Formula 1 driver with 8 race starts from 1953 to 1960, 0 wins, 0 pole positions, 1 podium and 4 championship points.

Freeland's first start was the 1953 Indianapolis 500 for Watson, from 15th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1956: 14th in the championship with 4 points and 1 podium, for Phillips. 3 of the 8 starts ended in a retirement (38%).

Nationality: American
Born: 25 Mar 1925
Active: 1953 to 1960, 8 seasons
Teams: Watson, Phillips, Kurtis Kraft

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
8	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	4	3	3rd	14th

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	Podiums	Points	Championship
1960	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	65th
1959	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	66th
1958	Phillips	1	0	0	30th
1957	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	51st
1956	Phillips	1	1	4	14th
1955	Phillips	1	0	0	57th
1954	Phillips	1	0	0	35th
1953	Watson	1	0	0	102nd

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Podiums	Points
Watson	1953	1	0	0
Phillips	1954–1958	4	1	4
Kurtis Kraft	1957–1960	3	0	0

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1960 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	11	22	Magneto	0
1959 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	25	R	Magneto	0
1958 Indianapolis 500	Phillips	13	7	Finished	0
1957 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	21	17	+8 Laps	0
1956 Indianapolis 500	Phillips	26	3	Finished	4
1955 Indianapolis 500	Phillips	21	R	Transmission	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Phillips	6	7	Finished	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Watson	15	R	Accident	0