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Driver Portrait Sam Hanks
American Epperly

Sam Hanks

American
8 Seasons in F1
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

Profile

Sam Hanks

Sam Hanks was a American Formula 1 driver who competed between 1950 and 1957. across 9 races, taking 1 wins, 4 podiums and 0 pole positions for Kurtis Kraft, Epperly.

Number
-
Nationality
American
Team
Epperly
Career
1950–1957

Career Stats

Seasons
8
Races
9
Wins
1
Podiums
4
Poles
0
Fastest Laps
0
WDC
0

Teammate Duels

Sam Hanks
Career vs all teammates qualifying + race
Hanks 110 Qualifying 76 Teammate
59%
41%
110–76 across 186 weekends
Hanks 47 Race 12 Teammate
80%
20%
47–12 across 59 weekends
By teammate
vs Jim Rathmann 1952–1957
Q
6–2
R
3–1
vs Johnnie Parsons 1950–1956
Q
4–5
R
2–0
vs Fred Agabashian 1950–1956
Q
1–7
R
2–1
vs Andy Linden 1952–1956
Q
3–3
R
1–0
vs Tony Bettenhausen 1950–1956
Q
1–6
R
1–0
vs Paul Russo 1953–1956
Q
3–3
R
1–1
vs Jimmy Daywalt 1953–1956
Q
3–2
R
1–0
vs Pat O'Connor 1954–1956
Q
2–2
R
1–0
+61 earlier teammates

Qualifying head-to-head by grid slot; race by classified finish. Only weekends where both cars were classified count.

Career Mosaic

Every start as a tile 9 tiles

One square per race across the whole career. Sort by outcome for the block of gold wins tapering to the red corner of retirements, or by chronological order to read the career start-to-finish.

Sort by
Key
Win 1 Podium 3 Finished 1 DNF · mech 3 DNF · crash 1

Every tile is a clickable link — select one to open that race.

Season Outcomes

Outcome mix by season 100% stacked

Every season's races stacked into one bar, split by outcome — newest first. Gold and silver mark the strong years; red flags the retirements.

Win 1 Podium 3 Finished 1 DNF · mech 3 DNF · crash 1
1957 Epperly
1956 Kurtis Kraft
1955 Kurtis Kraft
1954 Kurtis Kraft
1953 Kurtis Kraft
1952 Kurtis Kraft
1951 Kurtis Kraft
1950 Kurtis Kraft

Season by Season

Year Pos Team Points Wins Races Best
1957
8
 Epperly 8 1 1 P1
1956
8
 Kurtis Kraft 6 0 1 P2
1955
64
 Kurtis Kraft 0 0 1 -
1954
45
 Kurtis Kraft 0 0 2 P11
1953
14
 Kurtis Kraft 2 0 1 P3
1952
12
 Kurtis Kraft 4 0 1 P3
1951
47
 Kurtis Kraft 0 0 1 -
1950
78
 Kurtis Kraft 0 0 1 -
Career8 seasons
Wins
1
Races
1
Best
P1
Epperly
Finished P8
1957 standings →
Wins
0
Races
1
Best
P2
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P8
1956 standings →
Wins
0
Races
1
Best
-
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P64
1955 standings →
Wins
0
Races
2
Best
P11
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P45
1954 standings →
Wins
0
Races
1
Best
P3
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P14
1953 standings →
Wins
0
Races
1
Best
P3
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P12
1952 standings →
Wins
0
Races
1
Best
-
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P47
1951 standings →
Wins
0
Races
1
Best
-
Kurtis Kraft
Finished P78
1950 standings →

Race by Race · All Seasons

Year Race Team Grid Finish Pts Status
1957 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Epperly 13
1
 8 Finished
1956 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 13
2
 6 Finished
1955 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 6 R 0 Transmission
1954 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 10 R 0 Spun off
1954 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 27
11
 0 Finished
1953 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 9
3
 2 Finished
1952 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 5
3
 4 Finished
1951 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 12 R 0 Engine
1950 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Kurtis Kraft 25 R 0 Oil pressure
Grid
13
Finish
1
Δ Pos
+12
Points
8
Finished
Grid 13 → P1 ▲ 12
Race result →