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Bill Vukovich

Driver Overview > Bill Vukovich
Bill Vukovich was a American former F1 driver who last drove for Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser in 1955.
He was born on December 13th 1918 in Fresno, California and passed away on May 30th 1955 at the age of 36. His first race was the 1951 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500 where he drove for Trevis-Offenhauser. Vukovich was active for 5 consecutive seasons between 1951 and 1955. In those years he scored 18 points in 5 races. During his career Vukovich achieved 2 wins. His last race was the the 1955 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500.
Name: Bill Vukovich
Nationality: Country flag of United States American
Birthday: December 13th 1918
Passed away: May 30th 1955 (36)
Birthplace: Fresno, California
Races: 5 races
Total points: 18 points
Wins: 2 wins
Podiums: 2 podiums
Pole positions: 0 poles
Retirements: 2 retirements
First race: Country flag of United States 1951 Indianapolis 500
Last race: Country flag of United States 1955 Indianapolis 500
First win: Country flag of United States 1953 Indianapolis 500
Age first win: 34 years, 5 months, 17 days
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#1Best FinishBill Vukovich1 (2x)
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#1Best QualifyingBill Vukovich (0x)
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#1Best FridayBill Vukovich (0x)
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Wins
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
19542IndianapolisBill VukovichKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser1
19532IndianapolisBill VukovichKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser1
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#1Worst FinishBill Vukovich17 (1x)
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#1Worst FP2Bill Vukovich (0x)
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#1Worst FP3Bill Vukovich (0x)
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#1Worst FridayBill Vukovich (0x)
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Worst finish
YearRoundRaceNameTeamFinish
19522IndianapolisBill VukovichKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser17
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Highs and lows of
Driven for1955 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1954 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1953 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1952 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1951 Trevis-Offenhauser
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Ranking: Bill Vukovich
#1Average practice resultLewis Hamilton5.13 place
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#9Average race pointsBill Vukovich6 points
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#1Average qualifying resultAyrton Senna2.49 place
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#490Average race resultBill Vukovich6.33 place
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#188Most points finishesBill Vukovich3 finishes
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#509Ratio avoidable retirementsBill Vukovich0 retirements
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#246Most race lapsBill Vukovich676 laps
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#344Most avoidable retirementsBill Vukovich1 retirements
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#397Most racesBill Vukovich5 races
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#233Oldest driverBill Vukovich36 years, 5 months, 17 days
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#70Biggest gain in raceBill Vukovich18 places gained
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#545Youngest driverBill Vukovich32 years, 5 months, 17 days
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#86Start from P1Bill Vukovich1 starts
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#424Most retirementsBill Vukovich2 retirements
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#131Most pointsBill Vukovich18 points
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#128Most podiumsBill Vukovich2 podiums
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#71Most winsBill Vukovich2 wins
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Average practice result
DriverPlace
1Lewis Hamilton
5.13
2Michael Schumacher
6.37
3Kimi Raikkonen
7.24
4Juan Pablo Montoya
7.34
5Fernando Alonso
7.74
Average race points
DriverPoints
7George Amick
6
7Sam Hanks
6
7Bill Vukovich
6
10Jackie Stewart
5.71
11Ayrton Senna
5.69
Average qualifying result
DriverPlace
1Ayrton Senna
2.49
2Nigel Mansell
3.13
3Alain Prost
3.36
4Michael Schumacher
4.22
5Lewis Hamilton
4.84
Average race result
DriverPlace
488Riccardo Patrese
6.44
489Mike Spence
6.4
490Bill Vukovich
6.33
491Maurice Trintignant
6.29
492Olivier Gendebien
6.27
Most points finishes
DriverFinishes
166Sam Hanks
3
166Paul Frere
3
166Bill Vukovich
3
166Prince Bira
3
166Reg Parnell
3
Ratio avoidable retirements
DriverRetirements
271Cal Niday
0
271Art Cross
0
271Bill Vukovich
0
271Jack McGrath
0
271Jerry Hoyt
0
Most race laps
DriverLaps
244Danny Sullivan
678
245Ian Scheckter
676
245Bill Vukovich
676
247Mark Donohue
672
248Justin Wilson
671
Most avoidable retirements
DriverRetirements
255Piero Taruffi
1
255Cal Niday
1
255Bill Vukovich
1
255Prince Bira
1
255Toulo de Graffenried
1
Most races
DriverRaces
376Clemar Bucci
5
376Jacques Pollet
5
376Bill Vukovich
5
376Eric Brandon
5
376Consalvo Sanesi
5
Oldest driver
DriverAge
231Arturo Merzario
36 years, 6 months, 26 days
232Azdrubal Fontes
36 years, 6 months, 9 days
233Bill Vukovich
36 years, 5 months, 17 days
234Brian Shawe Taylor
36 years, 5 months, 16 days
235Walt Ader
36 years, 5 months, 15 days
Biggest gain in race
DriverGain
45Bill Homeier
18
45Fred Agabashian
18
45Bill Vukovich
18
71Spider Webb
-18
71Pastor Maldonado
-18
Youngest driver
DriverAge
543Allan McNish
32 years, 5 months, 2 days
544Bob Bondurant
32 years, 5 months, 6 days
545Bill Vukovich
32 years, 5 months, 17 days
546Alan Brown
32 years, 5 months, 28 days
547Tony Trimmer
32 years, 6 months, 10 days
Start from P1
DriverStarts
58Piero Taruffi
1
58Walt Faulkner
1
58Bill Vukovich
1
58Jack McGrath
1
58Jerry Hoyt
1
Most retirements
DriverRetirements
379Sergio Mantovani
2
379Cal Niday
2
379Bill Vukovich
2
379Georges Berger
2
379Alan Brown
2
Most points
DriverPoints
124Sam Hanks
18
124Louis Rosier
18
124Bill Vukovich
18
132Jos Verstappen
17
132Stefano Modena
17
Most podiums
DriverPodiums
108Louis Rosier
2
108Karl Kling
2
108Bill Vukovich
2
108Onofre Marimon
2
108Rudi Fischer
2
Most wins
DriverWins
61Wolfgang von Trips
2
61Jose Froilan Gonzalez
2
61Bill Vukovich
2
72Robert Kubica
1
72Heikki Kovalainen
1
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