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Myron Fohr (born 17 June 1912 and died 14 January 1994) was an American racing driver who participated in the AAA Championship Car series between 1947 and 1951. During that time, finished 11th in the 1950 Indianapolis 500 and attempted to qualify for the 1951 Indianapolis 500, during which time it was a part of the Formula One championship.

During his time in the AAA Championship Car series, he scored four wins. He finished second in the championship in 1948 and 1949. At the 1949 Indianapolis 500, he finished in 4th position. The following year was much less successful for Fohr, failed to qualify for many of the races that season.

In 1951, after failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 and the following race at the Milwaukee Mile, Fohr retired.


Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Points WDC Pos.
1950 United States Bardahl / Carl Marchese Marchese-Offenhauser 0 NC
1951 United States Shaheen Hill-Offenhauser 0 NC

Career Statistics[]

Entries 1
Starts 1
Pole Positions 0
Race Wins 0
Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 0
Points 0
Laps Raced 133
Distance Raced 535 km (332 mi)

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Pos
1950 0 NC
11th
1951 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 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[]

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