Paul Russo

American · 1950–1959
VS

Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
2
Qualifyingahead
2
2
Paul Russo · Sam Hanks
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 3
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 2
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 3
1953 P14 1956 P7 1957 P8
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1953
1
0
1954
1
0
1955
0
1
1956
Career totals
Paul Russo Sam Hanks
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
7
20
Starts
8
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Paul Russo Sam Hanks
Win rate
0%
12.5%
Podium rate
12.5%
50%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.9
2.5
Avg grid
P16.1
P11.6
Avg finish
P13.5
P11.3
Finish rate
62.5%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Paul Russo Sam Hanks
Mechanical retirements
2
3
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
1950
First win
1957 · aged 42
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P1
+2.6
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958
Paul Russo Sam Hanks
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Paul Russo Sam Hanks
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Paul Russo 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 Sam Hanks
Team history
Paul Russo
KUR
Nichels 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1959
Sam Hanks
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
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).