Rodger Ward
American · 1951–1963
VS

Bill Vukovich
American · 1951–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
2
Qualifyingahead
0
2
Rodger Ward · Bill Vukovich
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 — 4
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 — 4
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P6
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
0
1
1953
Career totals
Rodger Ward Bill Vukovich
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
2
Poles
0
1
Podiums
2
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
19
Starts
12
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rodger Ward Bill Vukovich
Win rate
8.3%
40%
Podium rate
16.7%
40%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
1.2
3.8
Avg grid
P16.5
P10.6
Avg finish
P16.8
P14.6
Finish rate
33.3%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Rodger Ward Bill Vukovich
Mechanical retirements
6
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. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1951
Debut season
1951
1959 · aged 38
First win
1953 · aged 34
—
First pole
1953
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
-4.0
Season points trajectory
1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963
Rodger Ward Bill Vukovich
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rodger Ward Bill Vukovich
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Rodger Ward 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Bill Vukovich
Team history
Rodger Ward
KUR
LES
WAT
Bromme 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1953Pawl 1954Kuzma 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Lesovsky 1957–1958Kurtis Kraft 1959Watson 1959–1960Lotus-BRM 1963
Bill Vukovich
KUR
Trevis 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1955
19511963
Rodger Ward → Bill Vukovich → Compare others
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).