Bob Sweikert

American · 1952–1956
VS

Jim Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Bob Sweikert · Jim Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 2
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 3
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P8
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
1
0
1954
Career totals
Bob Sweikert Jim Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
8
29
Starts
5
10
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bob Sweikert Jim Rathmann
Win rate
20%
10%
Podium rate
20%
40%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.6
2.9
Avg grid
P18.8
P17.3
Avg finish
P13.4
P11.3
Finish rate
60%
80%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bob Sweikert Jim Rathmann
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
1950
1955 · aged 29
First win
1960 · aged 31
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+5.4
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Bob Sweikert Jim Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bob Sweikert Jim Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Bob Sweikert 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Jim Rathmann
Team history
Bob Sweikert
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
Jim Rathmann
KUR
EPP
WAT
Wetteroth 1950Kurtis Kraft 1952–1954Epperly 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Epperly 1957–1958Watson 1959–1960
19501960
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).