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Pat Flaherty

born 6 Jan 1926 · raced 1950–1959

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Pat Flaherty was an American driver who won the 1956 Indianapolis 500, which counted as a round of the Formula 1 World Championship at the time. He also started that race from pole position. He entered the race 4 times between 1950 and 1959, and finished fifth in the 1956 championship standings, his only points-scoring race.

Top Teams

Team
Wins
Podiums
Points (as awarded)
Races
Watson1182
Kurtis Kraft0002
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Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg Points (as awarded)
Races
Indianapolis Motor Speedway124
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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Pat Flaherty season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
19595900
1956518
19554100
19503900
19591 race▾
Pat Flaherty race results in 1959
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Watson18Accident0
Earlier seasons1950–1956 (3 seasons)▾
19561 race, 1 win▾
Pat Flaherty race results in 1956
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Watson1P18
19551 race▾
Pat Flaherty race results in 1955
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft12P100
19501 race▾
Pat Flaherty race results in 1950
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft11P100