Jim Rathmann

Jim Rathmann
Driver Information
Born	July 16, 1928(1928-07-16) Alhambra, CA
Died	November 23, 2011(2011-11-23) (aged 83) Melbourne, FL
Nationality	USA
Formula One World ChampionshipCareer Statistics
Status	Deceased
World Titles	0
Races	10 (12 starts)
Poles	0
Win	1
Podiums	4
Fastest Laps	2
Points	29
First Race	1950 Indianapolis 500
Last Race	1960 Indianapolis 500
Only Win	1960 Indianapolis 500

Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (July 16, 1928 - November 23, 2011) was an American racing driver, who completed all but one of the Indianapolis 500s when it was part of the Formula One World championship.

Rathmann and his older brother strangely swapped first names as teenagers. The younger Rathmann wanted to start racing, but was underage. So he borrowed his brother's ID, and became "Jim", while his older brother became "Dick". The change was intended to be temporary, but stuck for life.

Jim Rathmann won the last Indy 500 to be held on the F1 calendar in 1960.

Formula One Statistical Overview

F1 Career Record

Year	Entrant	Team	Pts	WDC Pos.
1950	Pioneer Auto Repair	Wetteroth-Offenhauser	0	NC
1952	Grancor-Wynn's Oil	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	6	10th
1953	Travelon Trailer	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	0	NC
1954	Bardahl	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1955	Belond Miracle Power	Epperly-Offenhauser	0	NC
1956	Hopkins	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	0	NC
1957	Chiropractic	Epperly-Offenhauser	7	10th
1958	Leader Card 500 Roadster	Epperly-Offenhauser	2	21st
1959	Simoniz	Watson-Offenhauser	6	11th
1960	Ken-Paul	Watson-Offenhauser	8	8th

Statistics

Entries	10
Starts	12
Pole Positions	0
Front Row Starts	3
Race Wins	1
Podiums	4
Fastest Laps	2
Points	29
Laps Raced	1774
Distance Raced	7,137 km (4,435 mi)
Races Led	5
Laps Led	147
Distance Led	591 km (367 mi)

Wins

No.	Race
1	1960 Indianapolis 500

Career Results

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	Pos
1950												0	NC
			24th
1952												6	10th
		2nd
1953												0	NC
		7th
1954												0	NC
		28th
1955												0	NC
			14th			C		C	C		C
1956												0	NC
			20th
1957												7	10th
			2nd
1958												2	21st
				5th
1959												6	11th
		2nd
1960												8	8th
			1st

Key
Symbol	Meaning		Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner		Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish		DSQ	Disqualified
3rd			DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish		DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish		TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap		DNS	Did not start
18th†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)		NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP	Qualified for pole position		[+] More Symbols

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