Bob Sweikert

American · 1952–1956
VS

Bill Vukovich

American · 1951–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
2
Qualifyingahead
1
2
Bob Sweikert · Bill Vukovich
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 3
4 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 3
4 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1955 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
0
1
1954
1
0
1955
Career totals
Bob Sweikert Bill Vukovich
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
2
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
8
19
Starts
5
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bob Sweikert Bill Vukovich
Win rate
20%
40%
Podium rate
20%
40%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
1.6
3.8
Avg grid
P18.8
P10.6
Avg finish
P13.4
P14.6
Finish rate
60%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bob Sweikert Bill Vukovich
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
0
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1951
1955 · aged 29
First win
1953 · aged 34
First pole
1953
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+5.4
Avg places gained
-4.0
Season points trajectory
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Bob Sweikert Bill Vukovich
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bob Sweikert Bill Vukovich
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Bob Sweikert 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Bill Vukovich
Team history
Bob Sweikert
KUR
KUZ
KUR
KUZ
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
Bill Vukovich
TRE
KUR
Trevis 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1955
19511956
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).