Paul Russo

American · 1950–1959
VS

Pat Flaherty

American · 1950–1959
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
0
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Paul Russo · Pat Flaherty
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 2
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 4
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1956 P5
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1954
1
0
1955
Career totals
Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
7
8
Starts
8
6
Rate-adjusted · per start
Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
Win rate
0%
16.7%
Podium rate
12.5%
16.7%
Pole rate
0%
16.7%
Points / start
0.9
1.3
Avg grid
P16.1
P15.7
Avg finish
P13.5
P15.0
Finish rate
62.5%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
Mechanical retirements
2
0
Crash retirements
1
3
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
First win
1956 · aged 30
First pole
1956
First title
P2
Best finish
P1
+2.6
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958
Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Paul Russo 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Pat Flaherty
Team history
Paul Russo
KUR
Nichels 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1959
Pat Flaherty
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Watson 1956Watson 1959
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).