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Jimmy Davies was a American former F1 driver who last drove for Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser in 1955.
He was born on August 18th 1929 in Glendale, California and passed away on July 11th 1966 at the age of 36. He debuted for Ewing-Offenhauser during the 1950 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500. Davies was active for 4 seasons between 1950 and 1955. In that period he scored 4 points in 4 races. During his career Davies wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1955 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500.
He was born on August 18th 1929 in Glendale, California and passed away on July 11th 1966 at the age of 36. He debuted for Ewing-Offenhauser during the 1950 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500. Davies was active for 4 seasons between 1950 and 1955. In that period he scored 4 points in 4 races. During his career Davies wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1955 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500.
| Name: | Jimmy Davies |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birthday: | August 18th 1929 |
| Passed away: | July 11th 1966 (36) |
| Birthplace: | Glendale, California | Races: | 4 races |
| Total points: | 4 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 1 retirement |
| First race: | 1950 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last race: | 1955 Indianapolis 500 |
Jimmy Davies by year
| All years | 1955 | 1953 | 1951 | 1950 |
Overall stats: Jimmy Davies
| #1 | Best Finish | Jimmy Davies |  | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1955 | 3 | Indianapolis | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 3 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jimmy Davies | | 17 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jimmy Davies | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1950 | 3 | Indianapolis | Jimmy Davies | Ewing-Offenhauser | 17 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1955 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1953 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1951 Pawl-Offenhauser 1950 Ewing-Offenhauser | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Jimmy Davies
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #153 | Average race points | Jimmy Davies | | 1.33 points | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #259 | Average race result | Jimmy Davies | | 10 place | |
| #279 | Most points finishes | Jimmy Davies | | 1 finishes | |
| #505 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jimmy Davies | | 0 retirements | |
| #255 | Most race laps | Jimmy Davies | | 631 laps | |
| #545 | Most avoidable retirements | Jimmy Davies | | 0 retirements | |
| #417 | Most races | Jimmy Davies | | 4 races | |
| #691 | Oldest driver | Jimmy Davies | | 25 years, 9 months, 12 days | |
| #16 | Biggest gain in race | Jimmy Davies | | 22 places gained | |
| #15 | Youngest driver | Jimmy Davies | | 20 years, 9 months, 12 days | |
| #500 | Start from P1 | Jimmy Davies | | 0 starts | |
| #515 | Most retirements | Jimmy Davies | | 1 retirements | |
| #236 | Most points | Jimmy Davies | | 4 points | |
| #181 | Most podiums | Jimmy Davies | | 1 podiums | |
| #495 | Most wins | Jimmy Davies | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 151 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 1.33 |
| 151 | Johnny Boyd | 1.33 |
| 151 | Jimmy Davies | 1.33 |
| 154 | Jo Siffert | 1.28 |
| 155 | Eddie Cheever | 1.27 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 250 | Bill Cheesbourg | 10 |
| 250 | Fritz d' Orey | 10 |
| 250 | Jimmy Davies | 10 |
| 250 | Cal Niday | 10 |
| 250 | Torsten Palm | 10 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Bob Sweikert | 1 |
| 228 | Elie Bayol | 1 |
| 228 | Jimmy Davies | 1 |
| 228 | Ken Wharton | 1 |
| 228 | Oscar Alfredo Galvez | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Lance Macklin | 0 |
| 271 | Ted Whiteaway | 0 |
| 271 | Jimmy Davies | 0 |
| 271 | Walt Faulkner | 0 |
| 271 | Cal Niday | 0 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 253 | Allan McNish | 638 |
| 254 | Walt Faulkner | 634 |
| 255 | Jimmy Davies | 631 |
| 256 | Hans Binder | 629 |
| 257 | Eugenio Castellotti | 620 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 387 | Lance Macklin | 0 |
| 387 | Ted Whiteaway | 0 |
| 387 | Jimmy Davies | 0 |
| 387 | Walt Faulkner | 0 |
| 387 | Art Cross | 0 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 404 | Jack Turner | 4 |
| 404 | Chuck Weyant | 4 |
| 404 | Jimmy Davies | 4 |
| 404 | Walt Faulkner | 4 |
| 404 | Art Cross | 4 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 689 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | 25 years, 9 months, 25 days |
| 690 | Nico Rosberg | 25 years, 9 months, 21 days |
| 691 | Jimmy Davies | 25 years, 9 months, 12 days |
| 692 | Jackie Lewis | 25 years, 9 months, 4 days |
| 693 | Bobby Rahal | 25 years, 8 months, 28 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | 22 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | 22 |
| 13 | Jimmy Davies | 22 |
| 13 | Johnny Claes | 22 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | 21 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 13 | Peter Collins | 20 years, 6 months, 12 days |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | 20 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| 15 | Jimmy Davies | 20 years, 9 months, 12 days |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | 20 years, 9 months, 19 days |
| 17 | Elio de Angelis | 20 years, 9 months, 26 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Lance Macklin | 0 |
| 92 | Ted Whiteaway | 0 |
| 92 | Jimmy Davies | 0 |
| 92 | Cal Niday | 0 |
| 92 | Art Cross | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 459 | Jesus Iglesias | 1 |
| 459 | Alberto Uria | 1 |
| 459 | Jimmy Davies | 1 |
| 459 | Walt Faulkner | 1 |
| 459 | Art Cross | 1 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 227 | Louis Chiron | 4 |
| 227 | Sergio Mantovani | 4 |
| 227 | Jimmy Davies | 4 |
| 227 | Peter Whitehead | 4 |
| 227 | Mauri Rose | 4 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Bob Sweikert | 1 |
| 131 | Paul Frere | 1 |
| 131 | Jimmy Davies | 1 |
| 131 | Art Cross | 1 |
| 131 | Jack McGrath | 1 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Lance Macklin | 0 |
| 101 | Ted Whiteaway | 0 |
| 101 | Jimmy Davies | 0 |
| 101 | Walt Faulkner | 0 |
| 101 | Cal Niday | 0 |
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