Rodger Ward
American · 1951–1963
VS

Johnny Thomson
American · 1953–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Rodger Ward · Johnny Thomson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 — 2
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 3
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P10
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
1959 P10 1960 P14
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1955
Career totals
Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
2
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
10
Starts
12
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson
Win rate
8.3%
0%
Podium rate
16.7%
12.5%
Pole rate
0%
12.5%
Points / start
1.2
1.3
Avg grid
P16.5
P17.4
Avg finish
P16.8
P16.9
Finish rate
33.3%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson
Mechanical retirements
6
2
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1951
Debut season
1953
1959 · aged 38
First win
—
—
First pole
1959
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-0.3
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1951 1953 1955 1957 1959 1961 1963
Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rodger Ward Johnny Thomson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Rodger Ward 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Thomson
Team history
Rodger Ward
KUR
LES
WAT
Bromme 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1953Pawl 1954Kuzma 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956Lesovsky 1957–1958Kurtis Kraft 1959Watson 1959–1960Lotus-BRM 1963
Johnny Thomson
KUZ
LES
Del Roy 1953Nichels 1954Kuzma 1955–1957Kurtis Kraft 1958Lesovsky 1959–1960
19511963
Rodger Ward → Johnny Thomson → 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).