Rodger Ward

Nationality: American
Born: 10 Jan 1921
Active: 1951 to 1963, 11 seasons
Teams: Bromme, Kurtis Kraft, Pawl, Kuzma, Lesovsky, Watson, Lotus-BRM

Starts	Wins	Poles	Podiums	Fastest laps	Laps led	Points	DNFs	Best finish	Best championship
12	1	0	2	n/a	n/a	14	8	1st	10th

First win: 1959 Indianapolis 500. Win rate 8.3% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Jim Rathmann. Or anyone else.

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	Podiums	Points	Championship
1963	Lotus-BRM	1	0	0	0	39th
1960	Watson	1	0	1	6	14th
1959	Watson, Kurtis Kraft	2	1	1	8	10th
1958	Lesovsky	1	0	0	0	66th
1957	Lesovsky	1	0	0	0	73rd
1956	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	36th
1955	Kuzma	1	0	0	0	79th
1954	Pawl	1	0	0	0	85th
1953	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	68th
1952	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0	89th
1951	Bromme	1	0	0	0	78th

By team

Team	Years	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
Bromme	1951	1	0	0	0
Kurtis Kraft	1952–1959	4	0	0	0
Pawl	1954	1	0	0	0
Kuzma	1955	1	0	0	0
Lesovsky	1957–1958	2	0	0	0
Watson	1959–1960	2	1	2	14
Lotus-BRM	1963	1	0	0	0

All 1 wins

#	Race	Circuit	Team	Grid
1	1959 Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Watson	6

Every race

Race	Team	Grid	Finish	Status	Points
1963 United States Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	17	R	Gearbox	0
1960 Indianapolis 500	Watson	3	2	Finished	6
1959 United States Grand Prix	Kurtis Kraft	19	R	Clutch	0
1959 Indianapolis 500	Watson	6	1	Finished	8
1958 Indianapolis 500	Lesovsky	11	R	Magneto	0
1957 Indianapolis 500	Lesovsky	24	R	Turbo	0
1956 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	15	8	Finished	0
1955 Indianapolis 500	Kuzma	30	R	Accident	0
1954 Indianapolis 500	Pawl	16	R	Retired	0
1953 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	10	16	Axle	0
1952 Indianapolis 500	Kurtis Kraft	22	R	Oil pressure	0
1951 Indianapolis 500	Bromme	25	R	Oil pipe	0