As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Paul Russo · Bill Vukovich
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1
—
2
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
1
—
2
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 1
1953
P7
1955
P14
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1953
0
1
1954
1
0
1955
Career totals
Paul Russo
Bill Vukovich
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
2
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
7
19
Starts
8
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Paul Russo
Bill Vukovich
Win rate
0%
40%
Podium rate
12.5%
40%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
0.9
3.8
Avg grid
P16.1
P10.6
Avg finish
P13.5
P14.6
Finish rate
62.5%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Paul Russo
Bill Vukovich
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
1
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
1951
—
First win
1953 · aged 34
—
First pole
1953
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
+2.6
Avg places gained
-4.0
Season points trajectory
Paul Russo
Bill Vukovich
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Paul Russo | Bill Vukovich |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Paul Russo 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 Bill Vukovich | ||
Team history
Paul Russo
Nichels 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1959
Bill Vukovich
Trevis 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1955
19501959
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).