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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
Podiums
Points (as awarded)
Races
Pankratz0001
Kurtis Kraft0002
Lesovsky0001
Watson0001
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Top Circuits

Circuit
Wins
Avg Points (as awarded)
Races
Indianapolis Motor Speedway005
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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
19575900
19563900
19546100
19523200
19581 race▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1958
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Watson3P60
Earlier seasons1952–1957 (4 seasons)▾
19571 race▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1957
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft6Throttle0
19561 race▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1956
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Lesovsky21P90
19541 race▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1954
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Pankratz7P170
19521 race▾
Jimmy Reece race results in 1952
Grand PrixTeamGridResultPoints
Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft23P70