Rodger Ward F1 stats & info
| Name | Rodger Ward |
| Country |  United States |
| Place of Birth | Beloit, Kansas |
| Date of Birth | Jan 10th 1921 |
| Date of Death | Jul 5th 2004 - 83 years old |
| Season Entries | 11 |
| Car Number | 18 |
| First Race | 1951 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last Race | 1963 USA F1 GP |
| Best Qualifying | 3rd - 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
| First Win | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last Win | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
Rodger Ward F1 Stats | |
| Grand Prix Entries | 12 |
| Grand Prix Starts | 12 |
| Total Points | 14.00 |
| Avg. Points per GP | 1.17 |
| Grand Prix Wins | 1 (8,3%) |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Avg. GP Grid | 16.5 |
| GP Podiums | 2 (16,7%) |
| GP Fastest Laps | 0 |
| GP Points Finish | 2 (16,7%) |
| Avg. GP Position | 17.7 |
| GP Retirements | 9 (75,0%) |
| GP DNF's | 2 (16,7%) |
| Total GP Laps | 1.350 |
Seasons
Rodger Ward Final Championship Results
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46th | 43rd | 40th | 41st | 30th | 85th | 42nd | 39th | 10th | 12th |
| 1963 | |||||||||
| 62nd |
Rodger Ward F1 Seasons Summary
| Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |
 Team Lotus | BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1960 |
Watson | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 |
| 1959 |
Kurtis Kraft Watson |
Offenhauser Offenhauser | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 4.00 | 8 |
| 1958 |
Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1957 |
Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1956 |
Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1955 |
Kuzma | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1954 |
Pawl | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1953 |
Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1952 |
Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1951 |
Bromme | Offenhauser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Races
Rodger Ward F1 GP Race Classifications
| 1st | 1 Time |
| 2nd | 1 Time |
| 8th | 1 Time |
| 16th | 1 Time |
| 20th | 1 Time |
| 22nd | 1 Time |
| 23rd | 1 Time |
| 27th | 1 Time |
| 28th | 1 Time |
| 30th | 1 Time |
| DNF | 2 Times |
Rodger Ward F1 GP Race Results
| Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1963 | 1963 USA F1 GP | 18 | Team Lotus | BRM | 17 | DNF | Gearbox | 0 |
| 11 | 1960 | 1960 Indianapolis 500 | 1 | Watson | Offenhauser | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | 1959 | 1959 USA F1 GP | 1 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 19 | DNF | Clutch | 0 |
| 9 | 1959 | 1959 Indianapolis 500 | 5 | Watson | Offenhauser | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 | 1958 | 1958 Indianapolis 500 | 8 | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 11 | 20 | Magneto | 0 |
| 7 | 1957 | 1957 Indianapolis 500 | 8 | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 24 | 30 | Compressor | 0 |
| 6 | 1956 | 1956 Indianapolis 500 | 19 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 15 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1955 | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | 27 | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 30 | 28 | Accident | 0 |
| 4 | 1954 | 1954 Indianapolis 500 | 12 | Pawl | Offenhauser | 16 | 22 | Retirement | 0 |
| 3 | 1953 | 1953 Indianapolis 500 | 92 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 10 | 16 | Axle | 0 |
| 2 | 1952 | 1952 Indianapolis 500 | 34 | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 22 | 23 | Oil Pressure | 0 |
| 1 | 1951 | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | 48 | Bromme | Offenhauser | 25 | 27 | Oil Pipe | 0 |
Podiums
Rodger Ward F1 Podium Finishes
| Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1960 | 1960 Indianapolis 500 | 1 | Watson | Offenhauser | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1 | 1959 | 1959 Indianapolis 500 | 5 | Watson | Offenhauser | 6 | 1 | 8 |
Comparison
Rodger Ward Teammate Comparison
| Year | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Pos | Quali | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kurtis Kraft | Andy Linden | 23 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Cross | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bill Vukovich | 23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bob Scott | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Sweikert | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chet Miller | 23 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Stevenson | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Cliff Griffith | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Duke Nalon | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fred Agabashian | 23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gene Hartley | 23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| George Connor | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jack McGrath | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jim Rathmann | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Bryan | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Reece | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe James | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Johnnie Parsons | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny McDowell | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hanks | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1953 | Kurtis Kraft | Andy Linden | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Art Cross | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bill Holland | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bill Vukovich | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bob Scott | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cal Niday | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carl Scarborough | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Stevenson | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Duane Carter | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Duke Dinsmore | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duke Nalon | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Johnson | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fred Agabashian | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Gene Hartley | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jack McGrath | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jackie Holmes | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Hoyt | 16 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jim Rathmann | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Davies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Daywalt | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnnie Parsons | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Johnny Mantz | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Thomson | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Marshall Teague | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Paul Russo | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sam Hanks | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Spider Webb | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Walt Faulkner | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | Pawl | Eddie Johnson | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | Kuzma | Duane Carter | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Bryan | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Johnny Thomson | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | Kurtis Kraft | Al Herman | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al Keller | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Andy Linden | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bob Christie | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bob Veith | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dick Rathmann | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Duke Dinsmore | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ed Elisian | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Eddie Russo | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fred Agabashian | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jack Turner | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Rathmann | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jimmy Daywalt | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnnie Parsons | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Johnnie Tolan | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Boyd | 8 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Keith Andrews | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pat O'Connor | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Paul Russo | 8 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ray Crawford | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Hanks | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tony Bettenhausen | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Troy Ruttman | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | Lesovsky | Gene Hartley | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 | Lesovsky | Jack Turner | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | Watson | Dick Rathmann | 1 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Rathmann | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Pat Flaherty | 1 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | Watson | Chuck Stevenson | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Rathmann | 2 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Rathmann | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Len Sutton | 2 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lloyd Ruby | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tony Bettenhausen | 2 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Troy Ruttman | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | Team Lotus | Hap Sharp | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Innes Ireland | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jim Clark | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jim Hall | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jo Siffert | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Pedro Rodríguez | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Trevor Taylor | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Walt Hansgen | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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