Bob Christie

Bob Christie
Born April 4, 1924(1924-04-04)
Died June 1, 2009(2009-06-01) (aged 85)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality American
Active years 19541960
Teams Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft, Lesovsky
Races 7 (5 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 1954 Indianapolis 500
Last race 1960 Indianapolis 500

Bob Christie (born April 4, 1924, died June 1, 2009, Grants Pass, Oregon) was an American racecar driver.

Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 3rd position in 1959 at Daytona.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1956 57 25 142.236 20 13 196 0 Flagged
1957 95 33 139.779 32 13 197 0 Flagged
1958 65 17 142.253 33 14 189 0 Spun T3
1959 65 24 143.244 13 25 109 0 Rod bolt
1960 38 14 143.638 19 10 200 0 Running
1961 32 16 144.782 24 17 132 0 Piston
1962 29 31 146.341 29 30 17 0 Crash FS
1963 52 18 149.123 16 19 126 0 Crash T4
Totals 1166 0
Starts 8
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 1
Retired 5

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1954 Christy Lesovsky Offenhauser L4 ARG
500
DNQ
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
SUI
ITA
ESP
NC 0
1955 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Indy Roadster Dodge V8 ARG
MON
500
DNQ
BEL
NED
GBR
ITA
NC 0
1956 Helse / H.H. Johnson Kurtis Kraft 500D Offenhauser L4 ARG
MON
500
13
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
ITA
NC 0
1957 Jones & Maley Cars Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG
MON
500
13
FRA
GBR
GER
PES
ITA
NC 0
1958 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG
MON
NED
500
14
BEL
FRA
GBR
GER
POR
ITA
MOR
NC 0
1959 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 MON
500
25
NED
FRA
GBR
GER
POR
ITA
USA
NC 0
1960 Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 ARG
MON
500
10
NED
BEL
FRA
GBR
POR
ITA
USA
NC 0