Troy Ruttman

American · 1950–1960
VS

Dick Rathmann

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
0
2
Troy Ruttman · Dick Rathmann
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 1
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 3
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P24
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1956
1
0
1960
Career totals
Troy Ruttman Dick Rathmann
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
9.5
2
Starts
9
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Troy Ruttman Dick Rathmann
Win rate
11.1%
0%
Podium rate
11.1%
0%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
1.1
0.4
Avg grid
P10.8
P6.2
Avg finish
P17.9
P23.0
Finish rate
66.7%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Troy Ruttman Dick Rathmann
Mechanical retirements
2
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
1952 · aged 22
First win
First pole
1958
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
-6.1
Avg places gained
-16.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Troy Ruttman Dick Rathmann
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Troy Ruttman Dick Rathmann
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Troy Ruttman 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Dick Rathmann
Team history
Troy Ruttman
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).