Rodger Ward
American · 1951–1963
VS

Bob Sweikert
American · 1952–1956
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Rodger Ward · Bob Sweikert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 3
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 — 3
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P7
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1952
Career totals
Rodger Ward Bob Sweikert
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
2
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
8
Starts
12
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rodger Ward Bob Sweikert
Win rate
8.3%
20%
Podium rate
16.7%
20%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.2
1.6
Avg grid
P16.5
P18.8
Avg finish
P16.8
P13.4
Finish rate
33.3%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Rodger Ward Bob Sweikert
Mechanical retirements
6
2
Crash retirements
1
0
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
1952
1959 · aged 38
First win
1955 · aged 29
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.3
Avg places gained
+5.4
Season points trajectory
1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963
Rodger Ward Bob Sweikert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rodger Ward Bob Sweikert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Rodger Ward 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Bob Sweikert
Team history
Rodger Ward
KUR
LES
WAT
Bromme 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1953Pawl 1954Kuzma 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Lesovsky 1957–1958Kurtis Kraft 1959Watson 1959–1960Lotus-BRM 1963
Bob Sweikert
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
19511963
Rodger Ward → Bob Sweikert → 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).