Gerald F. "Jerry" Hoyt (born 29 January 1929 and died 11 July 1955) was an American racecar driver who participated in five Indianapolis 500 races between 1950 and 1955 when it was a part of the Formula One championship. Although he failed to ever complete the race distance, he did qualify for pole position in the 1955 Indianapolis 500.
Hoyt was killed in a crash while participating in a sprint car race in Oklahoma City. His car flipped over after colliding with a fence on the first lap of the race. He died in hospital the following day due to head injuries. He had been married only two weeks earlier.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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1950 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC | |
1951 | Ewing-Offenhauser | 0 | NC | |
1953 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC | |
1954 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC | |
1955 | Stevens-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
Career Statistics[]
Entries | 5 |
Starts | 5 |
Pole Positions | 1 |
Front Row Starts | 1 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Points | 0 |
Laps Raced | 427 |
Distance Raced | 1,718 km (1,068 mi) |
Career Results[]
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pts | Pos | ||||||||||||
1950 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1951 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23rd [1] |
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1954 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8th [2] |
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1955 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31stP | C | C | C | C |
Key | |||||
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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 | 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 |
Notes[]
- ↑ Shared drive with Andy Linden and Chuck Stevenson
- ↑ Shared drive with Paul Russo
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