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Drivers/Rodger Ward
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🇺🇸American

Rodger Ward

10 January 1921 – 5 July 2004(aged 83)

Rodger Ward competed in the F1 World Championship from 1951 to 1963 with Bromme, Kurtis Kraft, Pawl and 4 other teams, starting 12 races. 1 win, 2 podiums and 14 points.

0Championships
1Wins
2Podiums
0Poles
14Points
—Fastest Lapsi
12Races
11Seasons

Rodger Ward Formula 1 wins

Rodger Ward has won 1 Formula 1 race. That victory came at the Indianapolis 500 in 1959.

Rodger Ward Formula 1 podiums

Rodger Ward has finished on the podium twice in Formula 1. The first was the Indianapolis 500 in 1959; the most recent was the Indianapolis 500 in 1960.

Win Rate
8.3%
Podium Rate
16.7%
DNFs
9
Teams
7
Best Circuit
1 winsIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Youngest Win
38y 140dIndianapolis 500 (1959)
Oldest Win
38y 140dIndianapolis 500 (1959)

Streaks

Win Streak
—Best: 1 (1959)
Podium Streak
—Best: 1 (1960)
Points Streak
—Best: 1 (1960)
Top-5 Streak
—Best: 1 (1960)
Race-Completion Streak
—Best: 1 (1960)
SeasonTeamPosRacesWinsPodiumsPolesPoints
1963DetailLotus-BRM—No championship position10000
1960DetailWatson=12Equal 12th position10106
1959DetailWatson1011108
1959DetailKurtis Kraft1010000
1958DetailLesovsky—No championship position10000
1957DetailLesovsky—No championship position10000
1956DetailKurtis Kraft—No championship position10000
1955DetailKuzma—No championship position10000
1954DetailPawl—No championship position10000
1953DetailKurtis Kraft—No championship position10000
1952DetailKurtis Kraft—No championship position10000
1951DetailBromme—No championship position10000
SeasonRaceTeamPosPoints
1963DetailUnited States Grand Prix
1963 · Lotus-BRM
Lotus-BRMDNFDid not finish0
1960DetailIndianapolis 500
1960 · Watson
Watson26
1959DetailUnited States Grand Prix
1959 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis KraftDNFDid not finish0
1959DetailIndianapolis 500
1959 · Watson
Watson18
1958DetailIndianapolis 500
1958 · Lesovsky
LesovskyDNFDid not finish0
1957DetailIndianapolis 500
1957 · Lesovsky
LesovskyDNFDid not finish0
1956DetailIndianapolis 500
1956 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft80
1955DetailIndianapolis 500
1955 · Kuzma
KuzmaDNFDid not finish0
1954DetailIndianapolis 500
1954 · Pawl
PawlDNFDid not finish0
1953DetailIndianapolis 500
1953 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis Kraft160
1952DetailIndianapolis 500
1952 · Kurtis Kraft
Kurtis KraftDNFDid not finish0
1951DetailIndianapolis 500
1951 · Bromme
BrommeDNFDid not finish0
SeasonRaceCircuitTeamGrid
1959DetailIndianapolis 500
1959 · Watson
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayWatsonP6
SeasonRaceCircuitTeamPos
1960DetailIndianapolis 500
1960 · Watson
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayWatson2
1959DetailIndianapolis 500
1959 · Watson
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayWatson1
No pole positions recorded

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