Tony Bettenhausen

American · 1950–1960
VS

Dick Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
0
2
Tony Bettenhausen · Dick Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 1
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 4
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P13
Best championship
P24
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1956
1
0
1960
Career totals
Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
2
Starts
11
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
9.1%
0%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
0.9
0.4
Avg grid
P13.2
P6.2
Avg finish
P15.6
P23.0
Finish rate
54.5%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
3
1
Crash retirements
2
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
First win
First pole
1958
First title
P2
Best finish
P5
-2.5
Avg places gained
-16.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Tony Bettenhausen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Dick Rathmann
Team history
Tony Bettenhausen
DEI
KUR
EPP
Deidt 1950–1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1957Epperly 1958–1959Watson 1960
Dick Rathmann
WAT
Watson 1950Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1958–1960
19501960
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).