As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Joe James · Bill Vukovich
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1
—
1
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
0
—
2
2 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
—
Best championship
P6
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1952
Career totals
Joe James
Bill Vukovich
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
2
Poles
0
1
Podiums
0
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
19
Starts
2
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Joe James
Bill Vukovich
Win rate
0%
40%
Podium rate
0%
40%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
0.0
3.8
Avg grid
P23.0
P10.6
Avg finish
P23.0
P14.6
Finish rate
50%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Joe James
Bill Vukovich
Mechanical retirements
1
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
1951
Debut season
1951
—
First win
1953 · aged 34
—
First pole
1953
—
First title
—
P13
Best finish
P1
+0.0
Avg places gained
-4.0
Season points trajectory
Joe James
Bill Vukovich
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Joe James | Bill Vukovich |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P13 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Joe James 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 2 · P1 Bill Vukovich | ||
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).