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Jim Rathmann

Nationality: American
Born: 16 Jul 1928
Active: 1950 to 1960, 10 seasons
Teams: Wetteroth, Kurtis Kraft, Epperly, Watson

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
12	1	0	4	n/a	n/a	29	3	1st	8th

First win: 1960 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 8.3% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Rodger Ward, Sam Hanks. Or anyone else.

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Season by season

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	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points	Championship
1960	Watson	1	1	0	1	8	8th
1959	Watson	1	0	0	1	6	11th
1958	Epperly	1	0	0	0	2	21st
1957	Epperly	1	0	0	1	7	10th
1956	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	0	67th
1955	Epperly	1	0	0	0	0	46th
1954	Kurtis Kraft	2	0	0	0	0	79th
1953	Kurtis Kraft	2	0	0	0	0	28th
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	1	6	10th
1950	Wetteroth	1	0	0	0	0	55th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Points
Wetteroth	1950	1	0	0	0	0
Kurtis Kraft	1952–1956	6	0	0	1	6
Epperly	1955–1958	3	0	0	1	9
Watson	1959–1960	2	1	0	2	14

All 1 wins

#	Race	Circuit	Team	Grid
1	1960 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Watson	2

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1960 Indianapolis 500	Watson	2	1	Finished	8
1959 Indianapolis 500	Watson	3	2	Finished	6
1958 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	20	5	Finished	2
1957 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	32	2	Finished	7
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	2	R	Engine	0
1955 Indianapolis 500	Epperly	20	14	+9 Laps	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	28	R	Accident	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	10	R	Spun off	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	28	15	Magneto	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	25	7	Finished	0
1952 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	10	2	Finished	6
1950 Indianapolis 500	Wetteroth	28	24	+16 Laps	0