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Dick Rathmann

  • 1950–1960
  • RAT
  • Born 6 January 1926 in Los Angeles
  • Died 1 February 2000
  • James Merwin Rathmann

Family in Formula 1: Jim Rathmann (sibling)

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position6.2
  • Avg finish23
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion0%
  • Positions gained-84
  • Points scored2
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsWatson (1950, 1958–1960) · Kurtis Kraft (1956)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P19 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19501956195819601 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P19 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1950195619591960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1950Watson10–
1956Kurtis Kraft12P19
1958Watson10–
1959Watson10–
1960Watson10–

Every race

5 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1950Indianapolis 500Watson18P32
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft4P52
1958Indianapolis 500poleWatson1P27
1959Indianapolis 500Watson4P20
1960Indianapolis 500Watson4P31

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Rodger Ward1956–19601:22:1−0.15%2 : 14Compare
Jim Rathmann1956–19601:20:3+0.45%2 : 14Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1956–19601:12:0–2 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1956–19582:02:0–2 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman1956–19601:12:0–2 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks19560:11:0–2 : 6Compare
Bob Veith19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Al Keller19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19561:00:1–2 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Andy Linden19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Al Herman19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19561:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19561:01:0–2 : 1Compare
Jimmy Reece19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jud Larson19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty19590:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Lloyd Ruby19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Stevenson19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19561:00:0–2 : 0Compare

Green: Dick Rathmann came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis523