Johnny Thomson

Johnny Thomson is an American Formula 1 driver with 9 race starts from 1953 to 1960, 0 wins, 1 pole position, 1 podium and 10 championship points.

Thomson's first start was the 1953 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, from 18th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1959: 12th in the championship with 5 points and 1 podium, for Lesovsky. 5 of the 9 starts ended in a retirement (56%).

Nationality: American
Born: 9 Apr 1922
Active: 1953 to 1960, 8 seasons
Teams: Kurtis Kraft, Del Roy, Nichels, Kuzma, Lesovsky

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
9	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	10	5	3rd	12th

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
1960	Lesovsky	1	0	0	2	23rd
1959	Lesovsky	1	1	1	5	12th
1958	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	73rd
1957	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	43rd
1956	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	85th
1955	Kuzma	1	0	0	3	16th
1954	Nichels	1	0	0	0	88th
1953	Kurtis Kraft, Del Roy	2	0	0	0	84th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Poles	Podiums	Points
Kurtis Kraft	1953–1958	2	0	0	0
Del Roy	1953	1	0	0	0
Nichels	1954	1	0	0	0
Kuzma	1955–1957	3	0	0	3
Lesovsky	1959–1960	2	1	1	7

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1960 Indianapolis 500	Lesovsky	17	5	Finished	2
1959 Indianapolis 500	Lesovsky	1 (pole)	3	Finished	5
1958 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	22	R	Steering	0
1957 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	11	12	+1 Lap	0
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	18	R	Spun off	0
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	33	4	Finished	3
1954 Indianapolis 500	Nichels	4	R	Retired	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Del Roy	33	R	Ignition	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	18	R	Oil leak	0