Dick Rathmann

Dick Rathmann is an American Formula 1 driver with 5 race starts from 1950 to 1960, 0 wins, 1 pole position, 0 podiums and 2 championship points.

Rathmann's first start was the 1950 Indianapolis 500 for Watson, from 18th on the grid, ending in a retirement. The best season was 1956: 24th in the championship with 2 points, for Kurtis Kraft. 3 of the 5 starts ended in a retirement (60%).

Nationality: American
Born: 6 Jan 1924
Active: 1950 to 1960, 5 seasons
Teams: Watson, Kurtis Kraft

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
5	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	3	5th	24th

Season by season

Explained: how points and the championships work · how the points system changed since 1950 · the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings.

Bars: points per season, in the colour of that season's team (left scale). Line: championship position, first at the top (right scale). Hover or tap for the details of a season.

Season	Team	Races	Poles	Points	Championship
1960	Watson	1	0	0	74th
1959	Watson	1	0	0	61st
1958	Watson	1	1	0	78th
1956	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	2	24th
1950	Watson	1	0	0	79th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Watson	1950–1960	4	0	1	0	0
Kurtis Kraft	1956	1	0	0	0	2

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1960 Indianapolis 500	Watson	4	31	Brakes	0
1959 Indianapolis 500	Watson	4	R	Heat shield fire	0
1958 Indianapolis 500	Watson	1 (pole)	R	Accident	0
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	4	5	Finished	2
1950 Indianapolis 500	Watson	18	R	Stalled	0