Bob Christie (racing driver)

Bob Christie (April 4, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was an American racecar driver.

Bob Christie

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

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. He died in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Indianapolis 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