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Jimmy Bryan

born 28 Jan 1926 · raced 1952–1960

8Races
1Wins
3Podiums
4Top 10s
9.14Avg Position
14.63Avg Grid Pos

Jimmy Bryan was an American driver who won the 1958 Indianapolis 500, which counted as a round of the Formula 1 World Championship at the time. He entered the race 8 times between 1952 and 1960, with 3 podium finishes, and he finished tenth in the 1954 championship. Bryan was a three-time USAC National Champion, and he was killed in 1960 in a sprint car crash at Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Top Teams

Team
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Kuzma0210
Epperly118
Schroeder000
Kurtis Kraft000

Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg pts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway12.25

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Jimmy Bryan season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
19606200
1958133 places higher than 195718
19571635 places higher than 195604
19565124 places higher than 195500
19557565 places lower than 195400
19541051 places higher than 195306
19536100
1952—00
19601 raceEpperly▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1960
Grand PrixGridResultPts
10P190
Earlier seasons1952–1958 (7 seasons)▾
19581 race, 1 winEpperly▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1958
Grand PrixGridResultPts
7P18
19571 raceKuzma▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1957
Grand PrixGridResultPts
15P34
19561 raceKuzma▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1956
Grand PrixGridResultPts
19P190
19551 raceKuzma▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1955
Grand PrixGridResultPts
11Fuel pump0
19541 raceKuzma▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1954
Grand PrixGridResultPts
3P26
19531 raceSchroeder▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1953
Grand PrixGridResultPts
31P140
19521 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jimmy Bryan race results in 1952
Grand PrixGridResultPts
21P60