Rodger Ward

American · 1951–1963
VS

Jerry Hoyt

American · 1950–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Rodger Ward · Jerry Hoyt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 0
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 2
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1953
Career totals
Rodger Ward Jerry Hoyt
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
2
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
0
Starts
12
4
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rodger Ward Jerry Hoyt
Win rate
8.3%
0%
Podium rate
16.7%
0%
Pole rate
0%
25%
Points / start
1.2
0.0
Avg grid
P16.5
P13.3
Avg finish
P16.8
P25.3
Finish rate
33.3%
25%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Rodger Ward Jerry Hoyt
Mechanical retirements
6
3
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
1950
1959 · aged 38
First win
First pole
1955
First title
P1
Best finish
P21
-0.3
Avg places gained
-12.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962
Rodger Ward Jerry Hoyt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rodger Ward Jerry Hoyt
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P21
Rodger Ward 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P21 Jerry Hoyt
Team history
Rodger Ward
KUR
LES
WAT
Bromme 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1953Pawl 1954Kuzma 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Lesovsky 1957–1958Kurtis Kraft 1959Watson 1959–1960Lotus-BRM 1963
Jerry Hoyt
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1954Stevens 1955
19501963
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).