Johnnie Tolan

A American competitor in the Formula 1 World Championship, Johnnie Tolan made three World Championship starts in consecutive seasons from 1956 to 1958. His appearances came at the Indianapolis 500, which counted toward the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960.

He drove Kurtis Kraft chassis in 1956 and 1957 before switching to a Kuzma for his final start in 1958. None of the three outings brought championship points.

Tolan was nearly thirty-nine when he made his first championship appearance, and his three-year record is representative of the many American oval specialists whose Formula 1 statistics derive entirely from the Indianapolis 500's championship years.