Ronald James Bucknum (April 5, 1936 – April 23, 1992) was an American race car driver, born in Alhambra, California.
Bucknum participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 2, 1964. He scored a total of two championship points. At the 1964 German Grand Prix, he became the first person to drive a Honda-engined car in Formula One.
After Formula One, Bucknum drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1967–1970 seasons with 23 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1968–1970. He finished in the top-ten ten times, with his one victory coming at Michigan International Speedway in 1968.
Bucknum was the father of Jeff Bucknum, an Indy Racing League and American Le Mans Series driver. Ronnie Bucknum died in San Luis Obispo, California following complications from diabetes.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! WDC
! Points
|-
| 1964
! Honda R & D Co.
! Honda RA271
! Honda V12
| MON
| NED
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER<br />
| AUT
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA<br />
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA<br />
| MEX
! NC
! 0
|-
| 1965
! Honda R & D Co.
! Honda RA272
! Honda V12
| RSA
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br />
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL<br />
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA<br />
| GBR
| NED
| GER
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA<br />
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA<br />
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MEX<br />
! 14th
! 2
|-
| 1966
! Honda R & D Co.
! Honda RA273
! Honda V12
| MON
| BEL
| FRA
| GBR
| NED
| GER
| ITA
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA<br />
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MEX<br />
|
! NC
! 0
|}
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
!
!
|-
! 1965
|align="left"| Scuderia Filipinetti
|align="left"| Herbert Müller
|align="left"| Ford GT40
| P +5.0
| 29
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! 1966
|align="left"| Ford Motor Company<br /> Holman & Moody
|align="left"| Dick Hutcherson
|align="left"| Ford GT40 Mk.II
| P +5.0
| 348
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
|-
! 1967
|align="left"| Ford Motor Company<br /> Shelby American
|align="left"| Paul Hawkins
|align="left"| Ford GT40 Mk.IIB
| P +5.0
| 271
| DNF
| DNF
|-
! 1970
|align="left"| North American Racing Team
|align="left"| Sam Posey
|align="left"| Ferrari 512S
| S 5.0
| 313
| 4th
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd
|-
! 1975
|align="left"| North American Racing Team
|align="left"| Carlo Facetti
| Ferrari 365 GTB/4
| GTX
| 0
| DNS
| DNS
|}
Complete USAC Championship Car results
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
! 22
! 23
! 24
! 25
! 26
! 27
! 28
! Pos
! Points
|-
! 1966
| PHX
| TRE
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY<br><small>DNQ</small>
| MIL
| LAN
| ATL
| PIP
| IRP
| LAN
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ
| ISF
| TRE
| SAC
| PHX
|colspan=12|
!-
!0
|-
! 1967
| PHX
| TRE
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | INDY<br /><small>DNQ</small>
| MIL
| LAN
| PIP
| MOS<br /><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MOS<br /><small>18</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | IRP<br /><small>9</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | LAN<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MTR<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MTR<br /><small>12</small>
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ
| ISF
| TRE
| SAC
| HAN
| PHX
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | RIV<br /><small>9</small>
|colspan=7|
!-
!0
|-
! 1968
| HAN
| LVG
| PHX
| TRE
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br><small>21</small>
| MIL
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MOS<br>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MOS<br>
| LAN
| PIP
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | CDR<br>
| NAZ
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | IRP<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IRP<br>
| LAN
| LAN
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MTR<br>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MTR<br>
| SPR
| MIL
| DUQ
| ISF
| TRE
| SAC
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MCH<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | HAN<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | PHX<br>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | RIV<br>
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22nd
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 760
|-
! 1969
| PHX<br /><small>DNP</small>
| HAN<br /><small>DNP</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br /><small>30</small>
| MIL
| LAN
| PIP
| CDR
| NAZ
| TRE
| IRP
| IRP
| MIL
| SPR
| DOV
| DUQ
| ISF
| BRN
| BRN
| TRE
| SAC
| KEN<br>
| KEN
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | PHX<br /><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | RIV<br /><small>17</small>
| colspan=4|
!-
!0
|-
! 1970
| PHX
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SON<br><small>16</small>
| TRE
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br><small>15</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | MIL<br><small>DNQ</small>
| LAN<br>
| CDR
| MCH
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | IRP<br><small>20</small>
| SPR
| MIL
| ONT<br><small>DNP</small>
| DUQ
| ISF
| SED
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TRE<br>
| SAC
| PHX
|colspan=10|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 45th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 60
|-
! 1971
| RAF
| RAF
| PHX
| TRE
| style="background:#ffcfcf; | INDY<br><small>DNQ</small>
| MIL
| POC
| MCH
| MIL
| ONT
| TRE
| PHX
|colspan=16|
!-
!0
|}
Indianapolis 500 results
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Year
! Chassis
! Engine
! Start
! Finish
|-
| 1966
| Lola
| Chevrolet
| Failed to Qualify
|
|-
| 1967
| Gerhardt
| Ford
| Failed to Qualify
|
|-
| 1968
| Eagle
| Ford
| 19th
| 21st
|-
| 1969
| Eagle
| Offy
| 16th
| 30th
|-
| 1970
| Cecil
| Ford
| 27th
| 15th
|-
| 1971
| Vollstedt
| Ford
| Failed to Qualify
|
|}
References
External links
- Profile at historicracing.com