Dick Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
VS

Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Dick Rathmann · Sam Hanks
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
0 2
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 0
2 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P24
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1956 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1956
Career totals
Dick Rathmann Sam Hanks
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
1
0
Podiums
0
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
2
20
Starts
5
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Dick Rathmann Sam Hanks
Win rate
0%
12.5%
Podium rate
0%
50%
Pole rate
20%
0%
Points / start
0.4
2.5
Avg grid
P6.2
P11.6
Avg finish
P23.0
P11.3
Finish rate
40%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Dick Rathmann Sam Hanks
Mechanical retirements
1
3
Crash retirements
1
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
First win
1957 · aged 42
1958
First pole
First title
P5
Best finish
P1
-16.8
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Dick Rathmann Sam Hanks
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Dick Rathmann Sam Hanks
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1
Dick Rathmann 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1 Sam Hanks
Team history
Dick Rathmann
WAT
Watson 1950Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1958–1960
Sam Hanks
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
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).