Lotus-BRM

Rodger Ward

USA

born 10 January 1921 · died 5 July 2004

Rodger Ward
Foto: picture from Bandini book, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Career in numbers

Rodger Ward raced in 12 Grands Prix for 7 teams from 1951 to 1963; best result: P1 at the Indianapolis 500 1959.

1
win
2
podiums
14
points
12
starts

Milestones

  1. 1951Debut at the Indianapolis 500 for Bromme
  2. 1952Moves to Kurtis Kraft
  3. 1954Moves to Pawl
  4. 1955Moves to Kuzma
  5. 1956Moves to Kurtis Kraft
  6. 1957Moves to Lesovsky
  7. 1959First win at the Indianapolis 500
  8. 1959Moves to Watson
  9. 1959Moves to Kurtis Kraft
  10. 1960Moves to Watson
  11. 1963Moves to Lotus-BRM

Career

Career of Rodger Ward
SeasonTeamCar numberChampionship positionPoints
1963Lotus-BRM18–0
1960Watson1146
1959Watson, Kurtis Kraft5, 1108
1958Lesovsky8–0
1957Lesovsky8–0
1956Kurtis Kraft19–0
1955Kuzma27–0
1954Pawl12–0
1953Kurtis Kraft92–0
1952Kurtis Kraft34–0
1951Bromme48–0

All races

Show all 12 races
All races of Rodger Ward: year, Grand Prix, team, grid and result
YearGrand PrixTeamGridResult
1963United States Grand PrixLotus-BRM17Retired
1960Indianapolis 500Watson32
1959United States Grand PrixKurtis Kraft19Retired
1959Indianapolis 500Watson61
1958Indianapolis 500Lesovsky11Retired
1957Indianapolis 500Lesovsky24Retired
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft158
1955Indianapolis 500Kuzma30Retired
1954Indianapolis 500Pawl16Retired
1953Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft1016
1952Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft22Retired
1951Indianapolis 500Bromme25Retired

Teammates

Drivers who started for the same team in the same race, with the number of shared races.

Favourite circuits

Most successful circuits
CircuitWinsPodiumsStarts
Indianapolis Motor Speedway1210

Frequently asked questions

How many times has Rodger Ward been world champion?

Rodger Ward never won the Formula 1 world championship.