Johnny Thomson
American · 1953–1960
VS

Rodger Ward
American · 1951–1963
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Johnny Thomson · Rodger Ward
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 6
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 — 5
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 2
1959 P10 1960 P14
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1955
Career totals
Johnny Thomson Rodger Ward
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
1
0
Podiums
1
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
14
Starts
8
12
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Thomson Rodger Ward
Win rate
0%
8.3%
Podium rate
12.5%
16.7%
Pole rate
12.5%
0%
Points / start
1.3
1.2
Avg grid
P17.4
P16.5
Avg finish
P16.9
P16.8
Finish rate
50%
33.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Thomson Rodger Ward
Mechanical retirements
2
6
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: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1953
Debut season
1951
—
First win
1959 · aged 38
1959
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-0.3
Season points trajectory
1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963
Johnny Thomson Rodger Ward
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Thomson Rodger Ward
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Johnny Thomson 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Rodger Ward
Team history
Johnny Thomson
KUZ
LES
Del Roy 1953Nichels 1954Kuzma 1955–1957Kurtis Kraft 1958Lesovsky 1959–1960
Rodger Ward
KUR
LES
WAT
Bromme 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1953Pawl 1954Kuzma 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Lesovsky 1957–1958Kurtis Kraft 1959Watson 1959–1960Lotus-BRM 1963
19511963
Johnny Thomson → Rodger Ward → Compare others
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).