As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jim Rathmann · Ed Elisian
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
—
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1956
Career totals
Jim Rathmann
Ed Elisian
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
29
0
Starts
10
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Rathmann
Ed Elisian
Win rate
10%
0%
Podium rate
40%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.9
0.0
Avg grid
P17.3
P16.6
Avg finish
P11.3
P25.6
Finish rate
80%
20%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Rathmann
Ed Elisian
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1954
1960 · aged 31
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P18
+6.0
Avg places gained
-9.0
Season points trajectory
Jim Rathmann
Ed Elisian
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Rathmann | Ed Elisian |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P18 |
| Jim Rathmann 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 Ed Elisian | ||
Team history
Jim Rathmann
Ed Elisian
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).