George Francis "Pat" Flaherty (born January 6 1926 in Glendale, California - died April 9 2002 in Oxnard, California) was a United States driver who competed at the Indianapolis 500 five times, winning the event in 1956.
A few months after 1956 win, he was severely injured in another race, knocking him out of racing for more than two years. He attempted a comeback at Indianapolis in 1959, but after crashing out of that race, he retired for good.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entreat | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1950 |  Granatelli-Sabourin/Grancor
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1953 | Peter Schmidt
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Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1954 | Bardahl/Ed Walsh
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1955 | Dunn Engineering
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1956 | John Zink
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 8 | 5th |
| 1959 |  John Zink
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Watson-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
Career Results[]
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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[]
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- ↑ Shared drive with Jim Rathmann.