Paul Russo

American · 1950–1959
VS

Don Freeland

American · 1953–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
0
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Paul Russo · Don Freeland
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 3
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 4
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1956 P14
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1957
1
0
1959
Career totals
Paul Russo Don Freeland
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
7
4
Starts
8
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Paul Russo Don Freeland
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
12.5%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.9
0.5
Avg grid
P16.1
P17.3
Avg finish
P13.5
P15.0
Finish rate
62.5%
62.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Paul Russo Don Freeland
Mechanical retirements
2
2
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
1953
First win
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P3
+2.6
Avg places gained
+2.3
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Paul Russo Don Freeland
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Paul Russo Don Freeland
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Paul Russo 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Don Freeland
Team history
Paul Russo
KUR
Nichels 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1959
Don Freeland
PHI
KUR
Watson 1953Phillips 1954–1956Kurtis Kraft 1957Phillips 1958Kurtis Kraft 1959–1960
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).