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Bill Vukovich

Bill Vukovich is an American Formula 1 driver with 5 race starts from 1951 to 1955, 2 wins, 1 pole position, 2 podiums and 19 championship points.

Vukovich's first start was the 1951 Indianapolis 500 for Trevis, from 20th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The first win came at the 1953 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, in the 3rd start, from pole position. The most recent of the 2 wins was the 1954 Indianapolis 500. The best season was 1954: 6th 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
13 Dec 1918
Active
1951 to 1955, 5 seasons
Teams
Trevis, Kurtis Kraft
StartsWinsPolesPodiumsFastest lapsLaps ledPointsDNFsBest finishBest championship
5212n/an/a1921st6th

First win: 1953 Indianapolis 500. Most recent win: 1954 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 40.0% of starts.

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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.

059 P1P5P10P20 1951 Trevis: 0 points1952 Kurtis Kraft: 1 points1953 Kurtis Kraft: 9 points1954 Kurtis Kraft: 8 points1955 Kurtis Kraft: 1 points 19511952195319541955
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.
SeasonTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsChampionship
1955 Kurtis Kraft 1000125th
1954 Kurtis Kraft 110186th
1953 Kurtis Kraft 111197th
1952 Kurtis Kraft 1000122nd
1951 Trevis 1000080th

By team

TeamYearsStartsWinsPolesPodiumsPoints
Trevis195110000
Kurtis Kraft1952–1955421219

All 2 wins

Every race

RaceTeamGridFinishStatusPoints
1955 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 5 R Accident 1
1954 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 19 1 Finished 8
1953 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 1 (pole) 1 Finished 9
1952 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 8 17 Steering 1
1951 Indianapolis 500 Trevis 20 R Oil leak 0