Rodger Ward
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=81 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 39-42
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=73 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 39-34
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -2.407
Positions Gained
Insufficient samplen=4 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 1.75
- expectation adjusted
- -0.513
Finishing
Mediumn=11 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 36.4%
- teammate classification rate
- 51.2%
- retirements
- 7
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 6.898
Team Points Share
Lown=7 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 14
- team points
- 77.5
- points per start
- 1.273
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Rodriguez ROD | Team Lotus | 1963 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
Trevor Taylor TAT | Team Lotus | 1963 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
Hap Sharp SHA | Team Lotus | 1963 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Jo Siffert SIF | Team Lotus | 1963 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
Jim Hall HAL | Team Lotus | 1963 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1963 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Dick Rathmann RAM | Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1956–1960 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Jim Rathmann RAT | Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1952–1960 | 1–4 | 2–3 | |
Chuck Stevenson STV | Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1952–1960 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1956–1960 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
Troy Ruttman RUT | Kurtis Kraft, Watson | 1956–1960 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
Lloyd Ruby RUB | Watson | 1960 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | United States Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 17 | DNF | |
| 1960 | Indianapolis 500 | Watson | — | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1959 | United States Grand Prix | Kurtis Kraft | — | 19 | DNF | |
| 1959 | Indianapolis 500 | Watson | — | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 1958 | Indianapolis 500 | Lesovsky | — | 11 | DNF | |
| 1957 | Indianapolis 500 | Lesovsky | — | 24 | DNF | |
| 1956 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 15 | 8 | |
| 1955 | Indianapolis 500 | Kuzma | — | 30 | DNF | |
| 1953 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 10 | 16 | |
| 1952 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | — | 22 | DNF | |
| 1951 | Indianapolis 500 | Bromme | — | 25 | DNF |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51st |
| 1960 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14th |
| 1959 | Watson, Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10th |
| 1958 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83rd |
| 1957 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73rd |
| 1956 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 1955 | Kuzma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78th |
| 1953 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67th |
| 1952 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100th |
| 1951 | Bromme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79th |