Formula 1 driver · 1951–1963

Rodger Ward

NationalityUSA USACodeWARNumber18Last teamTeam Lotus
Starts11
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Points14
Titles0

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.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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

Medium
n=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 sample
n=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

Low
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Team Lotus19630–10–0
Team Lotus19630–10–0
Team Lotus19631–00–0
Team Lotus19630–10–0
Team Lotus19630–10–1
Team Lotus19630–10–1
Kurtis Kraft, Watson1956–19601–22–1
Kurtis Kraft, Watson1952–19601–42–3
Kurtis Kraft, Watson1952–19601–11–1
Kurtis Kraft, Watson1956–19601–12–0
Kurtis Kraft, Watson1956–19601–12–0
Watson19601–01–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1963Team Lotus1000051st
1960Watson1010614th
1959Watson, Kurtis Kraft2110810th
1958Lesovsky1000083rd
1957Lesovsky1000073rd
1956Kurtis Kraft1000036th
1955Kuzma1000078th
1953Kurtis Kraft1000067th
1952Kurtis Kraft10000100th
1951Bromme1000079th