Jimmy Bryan

American · 1952–1960
VS

Jim Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Jimmy Bryan · Jim Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 5
9 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 5
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1957 P10 1958 P13
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
1
0
1958
Career totals
Jimmy Bryan Jim Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
3
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
18
29
Starts
9
10
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jimmy Bryan Jim Rathmann
Win rate
11.1%
10%
Podium rate
33.3%
40%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.0
2.9
Avg grid
P15.2
P17.3
Avg finish
P13.4
P11.3
Finish rate
77.8%
80%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jimmy Bryan Jim Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
0
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1950
1958 · aged 32
First win
1960 · aged 31
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.8
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Jimmy Bryan Jim Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jimmy Bryan Jim Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Jimmy Bryan 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Jim Rathmann
Team history
Jimmy Bryan
KUZ
EPP
Kurtis Kraft 1952Schroeder 1953Kuzma 1954–1957Epperly 1958–1960
Jim Rathmann
KUR
EPP
WAT
Wetteroth 1950Kurtis Kraft 1952–1954Epperly 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Epperly 1957–1958Watson 1959–1960
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).