Jimmy Bryan

Jimmy Bryan
Driver Information
Born	January 28, 1926(1926-01-28) Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Died	June 19, 1960(1960-06-19) (aged 34) Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality	USA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
Seasons Active	1951–1960
Teams	Lesovsky (1951) Kurtis Kraft (1952) Schroeder (1953) Kuzma (1954–1957) Salih (1958–1959 Epperly (1960)
World Titles	0
Races	10 (9 starts)
Poles	0
Win	1
Podiums	3
Fastest Laps	0
Points	18
First Race	1951 Indianapolis 500
Last Race	1960 Indianapolis 500
Only Win	1958 Indianapolis 500

James Ernest "Jimmy" Bryan (born January 28, 1926 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States – died June 19, 1960 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States) was an American racing driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500 during the 1950s when it was a part of the Formula One World Championship, most notably winning the 1958 Indianapolis 500. He was a three-time AAA/USAC champion.

Bryan died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash at Langhorne Speedway in Pennsylvania, on the same day that Chris Bristow and Alan Stacey were killed at the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix.

Formula One Statistical Overview

Formula One Record

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
1951	Viking Trailer	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	0	NC
1952	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1953	Blakely Oil	Schroeder-Offenhauser	0	NC
1954	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma-Offenhauser	6	10th
1955	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma-Offenhauser	0	NC
1956	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma-Offenhauser	0	NC
1957	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma-Offenhauser	4	16th
1958	Belond AP	Salih-Offenhauser	8	13th
1959	Belond AP	Salih-Offenhauser	0	NC
1960	Metal-Cal	Epperly-Offenhauser	0	NC

Career Statistics

Entries	10
Starts	9
Pole Positions	0
Sprint Poles	0
Front Row Starts	1
Race Wins	1
Sprint Wins	0
Podiums	3
Sprint Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Sprint Fastest Laps	0
Points	18
Laps Raced	1411
Distance Raced	5,676 km (3,527 mi)
Races Led	3
Laps Led	216
Distance Led	869 km (540 mi)

Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1958 Indianapolis 500

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1951												0	NC
		DNQ
1952												0	NC
		6th
1953												0	NC
		14th
1954												6	10yj
		2nd
1955												0	NC
			Ret			C		C	C		C
1956												0	NC
			19th
1957												4	16th
			3rd
1958												8	13th
				1st
1959												0	NC
		Ret
1960												0	NC
			Ret

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

External links

• Wikipedia article
• ChampCarStats profile
• STATS F1 profile

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