Biography
Jimmy Bryan (born 28 January 1926 in Phoenix, Arizona) was an American racing driver. He raced in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, winning the national title in 1954, 1956 and 1957. In 1957 he also won the inaugural Race of Two Worlds at Monza.
The only part of Bryan's career that counted towards the Formula 1 World Championship was the Indianapolis 500, which was part of the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960. He started it every year from 1952 to 1960, nine starts in all, in cars built by Kurtis Kraft, Schroeder, Kuzma and Epperly. He won the race in 1958 in an Epperly and finished on the podium three times in total. His best placing in the final standings was eighth in 1954, driving a Kuzma.
Bryan died on 19 June 1960 after a crash in a Championship Car race at Langhorne. For many years a race at Phoenix was known as the Jimmy Bryan Memorial. He has been inducted into several halls of fame, including the Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1973 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2001.
Source: Wikipedia, “Jimmy Bryan”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rates
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Season by season
1958: wins 1 · podiums 1 · starts 1
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Best circuits
Where the most wins and podiums came.Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.