Jack McGrath

Jack McGrath is an American Formula 1 driver with 6 race starts from 1950 to 1955, 0 wins, 1 pole position, 2 podiums and 9 championship points.

McGrath's first start was the 1950 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 6th on the grid, finishing 14th. The best season was 1954: 12th in the championship with 5 points and 1 podium, for Kurtis Kraft. The longest team-mate pairing was with Johnnie Parsons, 6 races: McGrath finished ahead 3 times to 2 when both were classified, and out-qualified Parsons 5 times to 1. 1 of the 6 starts ended in a retirement (17%).

Nationality: American
Born: 8 Oct 1919
Active: 1950 to 1955, 6 seasons
Teams: Kurtis Kraft

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
6	0	1	2	n/a	n/a	9	1	3rd	12th

Compare with team-mates: Johnnie Parsons, Sam Hanks, Fred Agabashian. 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.

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	Poles	Podiums	Points	Championship
1955	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	77th
1954	Kurtis Kraft	1	1	1	5	12th
1953	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	2	17th
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	53rd
1951	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	2	15th
1950	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	45th

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	3	R	Magneto	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	1 (pole)	3	Finished	5
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	3	5	Finished	2
1952 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	3	11	Finished	0
1951 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	3	3	Finished	2
1950 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	6	14	Spun off	0