Driver · United States of America
Sam Hanks
Won the Indianapolis 500 in the years it counted towards the Formula One World Championship (1950-1960). Recorded as a World Championship race winner in the official record; did not contest European Grands Prix.
- Seasons
- 1950–19578 with an entry
- Entries
- 8
- Wins
- 1
- Podiums
- 4
- Poles
- 0
- Fastest laps
- 0
- Best finish
- P1
Where each championship finished
Final championship position by season, ringed for a title. No dot: not in the final standings, or excluded. The dots are not in team colours: no season on this record has one.
Season by season
The same on all 8 rows: Poles — 0; FL — 0.
| Season | Constructor | Entries | Wins | Podiums | Best | Championship | Points scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Salih-Offenhauser | 1 | 1 | 1 | P1 | 8 | 8 |
| 1956 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | P2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1955 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | — | 0 |
| 1954 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | — | 0 |
| 1953 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | P3 | 13 | 2 |
| 1952 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | P3 | 12 | 4 |
| 1951 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | P12 | — | 0 |
| 1950 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | P30 | — | 0 |
Every entry 8 entries
| Season | Grand Prix | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Result | Out | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Indianapolis 500 | Salih-Offenhauser | Indy Roadster | 13 | 1 | Finished | 200 | 8 |
| 1956 | Indianapolis 500 | — | KK500C | 13 | 2 | Finished | 200 | 6 |
| 1955 | Indianapolis 500 | — | KK500C | 6 | 19 | Transmission | 134 | 0 |
| 1954 | Indianapolis 500 | — | — | 10 | 11 | Spun off | 191 | 0 |
| 1953 | Indianapolis 500 | — | — | 9 | 3 | Finished | 200 | 2 |
| 1952 | Indianapolis 500 | — | — | 5 | 3 | Finished | 200 | 4 |
| 1951 | Indianapolis 500 | — | KK3000 | 12 | 12 | Engine | 135 | 0 |
| 1950 | Indianapolis 500 | — | KK2000 | 25 | 30 | Oil pressure | 42 | 0 |
Where this comes from
- Born
- —
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Status
- deceased
- Wins
- 1 derived
- Poles
- 0 derived
- Fastest laps
- 0 derived
- External source
- —
- Confidence
- reference
- Source
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Formula_One_World_Championship
Entries is counted here from the race records, one for every race a driver was entered for, and wins, podiums and poles are counted the same way and checked against the published totals on every build. Starts is counted from those records too: an entry is a start unless the result the source printed says it never was - did not qualify, pre-qualify, start or practise, or excluded before the start - so a pit-lane start counts and so does a retirement on the first lap. The published entry and start figures are a separate count kept for the few drivers who have one, reached by rules this database does not hold. Where a published figure and the counted one disagree, both are shown and neither is corrected.