Jim Rathmann
American · 1950–1960
VS

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