Bob Sweikert

Bob Sweikert is an American Formula 1 driver with 5 race starts from 1952 to 1956, 1 win, 0 pole positions, 1 podium and 8 championship points.

Sweikert's first start was the 1952 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 32nd on the grid, ending in a retirement. The first win came at the 1955 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, in the 4th start, from 14th on the grid. The best season was 1955: 7th in the championship with 8 points, 1 win and 1 podium, for Kurtis Kraft. 2 of the 5 starts ended in a retirement (40%).

Nationality: American
Born: 20 May 1926
Active: 1952 to 1956, 5 seasons
Teams: Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
5	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	8	2	1st	7th

First win: 1955 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 20.0% 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
1956	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	32nd
1955	Kurtis Kraft	1	1	1	8	7th
1954	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	54th
1953	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	90th
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	95th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Kurtis Kraft	1952–1955	3	1	0	1	8
Kuzma	1953–1956	2	0	0	0	0

All 1 wins

#	Race	Circuit	Team	Grid
1	1955 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Kurtis Kraft	14

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	10	6	Finished	0
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	14	1	Finished	8
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	9	14	+3 Laps	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	29	R	Suspension	0
1952 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	32	R	Differential	0