As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jim Rathmann · Sam Hanks
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3
—
4
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
1
—
6
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 1
1952
P10
1957
P8
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1952
0
1
1953
0
1
1954
0
1
1956
0
1
1957
Career totals
Jim Rathmann
Sam Hanks
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
29
20
Starts
10
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Rathmann
Sam Hanks
Win rate
10%
12.5%
Podium rate
40%
50%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.9
2.5
Avg grid
P17.3
P11.6
Avg finish
P11.3
P11.3
Finish rate
80%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim 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.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
1960 · aged 31
First win
1957 · aged 42
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+6.0
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
Jim Rathmann
Sam Hanks
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Rathmann | Sam Hanks |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Jim Rathmann 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Sam Hanks | ||
Team history
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).