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Paul Goldsmith

born 2 Oct 1925 · raced 1958–1960

3Races
0Wins
1Podiums
2Top 10s
4Avg Position
19.33Avg Grid Pos

Paul Goldsmith was an American driver whose Formula 1 World Championship entries all came in the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the title in the 1950s. He started 3 times between 1958 and 1960 with Kurtis Kraft and Epperly cars, and finished third in the 1960 race, his best result. Goldsmith was equally well known as a motorcycle and stock car racer, and he later raced in NASCAR.

Top Teams

Team
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Epperly016
Kurtis Kraft000

Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg pts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway02

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

Paul Goldsmith season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
1960172 places higher than 195904
19591965 places higher than 195802
19588400
19601 raceEpperly▾
Paul Goldsmith race results in 1960
Grand PrixGridResultPts
26P34
Earlier seasons1958–1959 (2 seasons)▾
19591 raceEpperly▾
Paul Goldsmith race results in 1959
Grand PrixGridResultPts
16P52
19581 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Paul Goldsmith race results in 1958
Grand PrixGridResultPts
16Accident0