Driver · 1951–1963

Rodger Ward

American · 1921-01-10 (age 105) · Wikipedia ↗

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Starts

Grands Prix entered

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Pole Position

Fastest Laps

Fastest Lap

Points

Career points

Titles

World Championship

Win Rate

8.3%

Win rate

Career Trajectory · championship position by season

title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader

Season	Team	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points	Final position
1963	Lotus-BRM	1	0	0	0	-
1960	Watson	1	0	1	6	14
1959	Kurtis Kraft · Watson	2	1	1	8	10
1958	Lesovsky	1	0	0	0	-
1957	Lesovsky	1	0	0	0	-
1956	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	-
1955	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	-
1954	Pawl	1	0	0	0	-
1953	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	-
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	-
1951	Bromme	1	0	0	0	-

Team	Period	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
Bromme	1951	1	0	0	0
Kurtis Kraft	1952–1959	4	0	0	0
Pawl	1954	1	0	0	0
Kuzma	1955	1	0	0	0
Lesovsky	1957–1958	2	0	0	0
Watson	1959–1960	2	1	2	14
Lotus-BRM	1963	1	0	0	0

Grand Prix	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Best	Points
Indianapolis 500	10	1	2	P1	14
United States Grand Prix	2	0	0	P10	0

First / Last

Debut	1951 Indianapolis 500
First win	1959 Indianapolis 500
Last win	1959 Indianapolis 500
First pole	—
Most wins in a season	1 (1959)

Streaks · Longest streaks

Win streak	1
Podium streak	1
Points streak	1
Pole streak	0

Age Records

Debut age	30y 140d
Age at first win	38y 140d
youngest winner ever	P110

All-Time Rankings · All-time rank

Wins

P83

1 Wins

Podiums

P123

2 Podiums

Pole Position

—

0 Pole Position

Points

P178

14 Points

Starts

P311

12 Starts

Titles

—

0 Titles

Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+

Pit Stops

Recorded pit stops

Best Stop

—

Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)

Laps Recorded

Laps on record

Penalties

No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).

FIA Documents

No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).

Tyres

OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).

Teammate	Period	Races together	ahead	behind	H2H rate
Jim Rathmann	1952–1960	5	2	3	40%	compare →
Johnnie Parsons	1952–1956	3	1	2	33%	compare →
Sam Hanks	1952–1956	3	0	3	0%	compare →
Gene Hartley	1952–1957	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Fred Agabashian	1952–1956	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Dick Rathmann	1956–1960	3	2	1	67%	compare →
Jimmy Bryan	1952–1955	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Troy Ruttman	1956–1960	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Eddie Johnson	1953–1954	2	0	1	0%	compare →
Art Cross	1952–1953	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Jimmy Daywalt	1953–1956	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Duke Dinsmore	1953–1956	2	1	0	100%	compare →
Duke Nalon	1952–1953	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Paul Russo	1953–1956	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Jack Turner	1956–1958	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Chuck Stevenson	1952–1960	2	1	1	50%	compare →
Tony Bettenhausen	1956–1960	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Bill Vukovich	1952–1953	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Jack McGrath	1952–1953	2	0	2	0%	compare →
Andy Linden	1952–1956	2	2	0	100%	compare →
Bob Christie	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Jimmy Davies	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Len Sutton	1960	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Chet Miller	1952	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Ray Crawford	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Duane Carter	1955	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jerry Hoyt	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Jo Siffert	1963	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Johnnie Tolan	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Ed Elisian	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Lloyd Ruby	1960	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Al Herman	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Johnny Thomson	1955	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jimmy Reece	1952	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Cliff Griffith	1952	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Pat O'Connor	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Johnny Mantz	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Walt Faulkner	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Innes Ireland	1963	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Al Keller	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Johnny McDowell	1952	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Travis Webb	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Bob Scott	1952	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Bob Veith	1956	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Joe James	1952	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Keith Andrews	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Cal Niday	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Bill Holland	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Jim Hall	1963	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Eddie Russo	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Carl Scarborough	1953	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Bob Sweikert	1952	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Pat Flaherty	1959	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Johnny Boyd	1956	1	1	0	100%	compare →
George Connor	1952	1	0	1	0%	compare →
Marshall Teague	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Jackie Holmes	1953	1	1	0	100%	compare →
Hap Sharp	1963	1	1	0	100%	compare →

Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).

Circuit	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Best	Points
Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA	10	1	2	P1	14
Watkins Glen · USA	1	0	0	P14	0
Sebring International Raceway · USA	1	0	0	P10	0

Record Basis · Calculation basis

Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15