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Jimmy Reece

born 17 Nov 1929 · raced 1952–1958

5Races
0Wins
0Podiums
3Top 10s
9.75Avg Position
12Avg Grid Pos

Jimmy Reece 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 5 times between 1952 and 1958 with Kurtis Kraft, Pankratz, Lesovsky and Watson cars, and his best result was sixth place in 1958. He never scored a championship point.

Top Teams

Team
Wins
Pod.
Pts
Pankratz000
Kurtis Kraft000
Lesovsky000
Watson000

Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg pts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway00

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

Jimmy Reece season-by-season championship record
SeasonChampionship positionWinsPoints
1958—00
19575920 places lower than 195600
19563900
19546100
19523200
19581 raceWatson▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1958
Grand PrixGridResultPts
3P60
Earlier seasons1952–1957 (4 seasons)▾
19571 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1957
Grand PrixGridResultPts
6Throttle0
19561 raceLesovsky▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1956
Grand PrixGridResultPts
21P90
19541 racePankratz▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1954
Grand PrixGridResultPts
7P170
19521 raceKurtis Kraft▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1952
Grand PrixGridResultPts
23P70