Pat Flaherty

American · 1950–1959
VS

Dick Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Pat Flaherty · Dick Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 0
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 1
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P5
Best championship
P24
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1956 P5
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1959
Career totals
Pat Flaherty Dick Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
1
1
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
8
2
Starts
6
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Pat Flaherty Dick Rathmann
Win rate
16.7%
0%
Podium rate
16.7%
0%
Pole rate
16.7%
20%
Points / start
1.3
0.4
Avg grid
P15.7
P6.2
Avg finish
P15.0
P23.0
Finish rate
50%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Pat Flaherty Dick Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
0
1
Crash retirements
3
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
1956 · aged 30
First win
1956
First pole
1958
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
+0.7
Avg places gained
-16.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Pat Flaherty Dick Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Pat Flaherty Dick Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Pat Flaherty 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Dick Rathmann
Team history
Pat Flaherty
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Watson 1956Watson 1959
Dick Rathmann
WAT
Watson 1950Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1958–1960
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).