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Jack McGrath

born 8 Oct 1919 · raced 1950–1955

6Races
0Wins
2Podiums
3Top 10s
7.2Avg Position
3.17Avg Grid Pos

Jack McGrath 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 the race 6 times between 1950 and 1955, always in a Kurtis Kraft, and finished third in 1951 and reached the podium twice in total. He also won pole position for the 1954 race. McGrath was killed in a race at Phoenix in 1955.

Top Teams

Team
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Kurtis Kraft029

Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg pts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway01.5

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

Jack McGrath season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
19557765 places lower than 195400
1954124 places higher than 195305
19531637 places higher than 195202
19525338 places lower than 195100
19511530 places higher than 195002
19504500
19551 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jack McGrath race results in 1955
Grand PrixGridResultPts
3Magneto0
Earlier seasons1950–1954 (5 seasons)▾
19541 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jack McGrath race results in 1954
Grand PrixGridResultPts
1P35
19531 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jack McGrath race results in 1953
Grand PrixGridResultPts
3P52
19521 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jack McGrath race results in 1952
Grand PrixGridResultPts
3P110
19511 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jack McGrath race results in 1951
Grand PrixGridResultPts
3P32
19501 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jack McGrath race results in 1950
Grand PrixGridResultPts
6P140