As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Johnnie Parsons · Jim Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2
—
6
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
5
—
3
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P6
Best championship
P8
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
0
1
1953
0
1
1954
1
0
1956
Career totals
Johnnie Parsons
Jim Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
12
29
Starts
9
10
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnnie Parsons
Jim Rathmann
Win rate
11.1%
10%
Podium rate
11.1%
40%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.3
2.9
Avg grid
P13.7
P17.3
Avg finish
P15.9
P11.3
Finish rate
55.6%
80%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnnie Parsons
Jim Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
4
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
1950
Debut season
1950
1950 · aged 31
First win
1960 · aged 31
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.2
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
Johnnie Parsons
Jim Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Johnnie Parsons | Jim Rathmann |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Johnnie Parsons 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Jim Rathmann | ||
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).