Fred Agabashian

Fred Agabashian
Driver Information
Born	August 21, 1913(1913-08-21) Modesto, CA, USA
Died	October 13, 1989(1989-10-13) (aged 76) Alamo, CA, USA
Nationality	USA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
World Titles	0
Races	9 (8 starts)
Pole	1
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	1.5
First Race	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last Race	1958 Indianapolis 500

Fred Agabashian (August 21, 1913 - October 13, 1989) was an Armenian-American racing driver who competed in 12 Indianapolis 500 races in the 1940s and '50s, nine of which formed part of the Formula 1 World Championship. Agabashian was polesitter for the 1952 event with a turbocharged diesel engine, but failed to finish. His best result was a shared 4th place in 1953.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
1950	Indianapolis Race Cars	Maserati-Offenhauser	0	NC
1951	Granatelli-Bardahl / Grancor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1952	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	0	NC
1953	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	1.5	18th
1954	Merz Engineering / Milt Marion	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1955	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1956	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1957	Bowes Seal Fast / Bignotti	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1958	City of Memphis	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC

Career Statistics

Entries	9
Starts	8
Pole Positions	1
Sprint Poles	0
Front Row Starts	3
Race Wins	0
Sprint Wins	0
Podiums	0
Sprint Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Sprint Fastest Laps	0
Points	1.5
Laps Raced	931
Distance Raced	3,745 km (2,327 mi)
Races Led	1
Laps Led	1
Distance Led	4 km (2.5 mi)

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1950												0	NC
			25th
1951												0	NC
		17th
1952												0	NC
		27th
1953												1.5	18th
		4th
1954												0	NC
		6th
1955												0	NC
			32nd			C		C	C		C
1956												0	NC
			12th
1957												0	NC
			22nd
1958												0	NC
				DNQ

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols