Jim Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
VS

Dick Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
3
0
Jim Rathmann · Dick Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 1
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
P24
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1956
1
0
1959
1
0
1960
Career totals
Jim Rathmann Dick Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
4
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
29
2
Starts
10
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Rathmann Dick Rathmann
Win rate
10%
0%
Podium rate
40%
0%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
2.9
0.4
Avg grid
P17.3
P6.2
Avg finish
P11.3
P23.0
Finish rate
80%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Rathmann Dick Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
1
1
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
1960 · aged 31
First win
First pole
1958
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
+6.0
Avg places gained
-16.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Jim Rathmann Dick Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jim Rathmann Dick Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Jim Rathmann 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Dick Rathmann
Team history
Jim Rathmann
KUR
EPP
WAT
Wetteroth 1950Kurtis Kraft 1952–1954Epperly 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Epperly 1957–1958Watson 1959–1960
Dick Rathmann
WAT
Watson 1950Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1958–1960
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).