Hans Herrmann
German · 1953–1961
VS

Troy Ruttman
American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
0
Hans Herrmann · Troy Ruttman
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 — 0
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 — 0
0 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1954 P7
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1958
Career totals
Hans Herrmann Troy Ruttman
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
9.5
Starts
18
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Hans Herrmann Troy Ruttman
Win rate
0%
11.1%
Podium rate
5.6%
11.1%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.6
1.1
Avg grid
P11.9
P10.8
Avg finish
P12.1
P17.9
Finish rate
55.6%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Hans Herrmann Troy Ruttman
Mechanical retirements
7
2
Crash retirements
1
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1953
Debut season
1950
—
First win
1952 · aged 22
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.8
Avg places gained
-6.1
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Hans Herrmann Troy Ruttman
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Hans Herrmann Troy Ruttman
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Hans Herrmann 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Troy Ruttman
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Hans Herrmann 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 Troy Ruttman
Team history
Hans Herrmann
MER
MAS
POR
Veritas 1953Mercedes 1954–1955Maserati 1957–1958BRM 1959Cooper-Maserati 1959Porsche 1960–1961
Troy Ruttman
Lesovsky 1950Kurtis Kraft 1951Kuzma 1952Kurtis Kraft 1954Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1957Maserati 1958Watson 1960
19501961
Hans Herrmann → Troy Ruttman → Compare others
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).