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Rodger Ward was a American former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Lotus-BRM in 1963.
He was born on January 10th 1921 in Beloit, Kansas and passed away on July 5th 2004 at the age of 83. His first race was the 1951 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500 where he drove for Bromme-Offenhauser. Ward was active for 11 seasons between 1951 and 1963. He scored 14 points in 12 races. During his career Ward achieved 1 win and 2 podiums. His last race was the the 1963 Grand Prix of United States.
He was born on January 10th 1921 in Beloit, Kansas and passed away on July 5th 2004 at the age of 83. His first race was the 1951 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500 where he drove for Bromme-Offenhauser. Ward was active for 11 seasons between 1951 and 1963. He scored 14 points in 12 races. During his career Ward achieved 1 win and 2 podiums. His last race was the the 1963 Grand Prix of United States.
| Name: | Rodger Ward |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birthday: | January 10th 1921 |
| Passed away: | July 5th 2004 (83) |
| Birthplace: | Beloit, Kansas | Races: | 12 races |
| Total points: | 14 points |
| Wins: | 1 win |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 8 retirements |
| First race: | 1951 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last race: | 1963 United States |
| First win: | 1959 Indianapolis 500 |
| Age first win: | 38 years, 4 months, 20 days |
Rodger Ward by year
| All years | 1963 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 |
| 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | 1952 | 1951 |
Overall stats: Rodger Ward
| #1 | Best Finish | Rodger Ward |  | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Rodger Ward | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1959 | 2 | Indianapolis | Rodger Ward | Watson-Offenhauser | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Rodger Ward | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Rodger Ward | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Rodger Ward | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1953 | 2 | Indianapolis | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1963 Lotus-BRM 1960 Watson-Offenhauser 1959 Watson-Offenhauser 1959 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1958 Lesovsky-Offenhauser 1957 Lesovsky-Offenhauser 1956 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1955 Kuzma-Offenhauser 1954 Pawl-Offenhauser 1953 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1952 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1951 Bromme-Offenhauser | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Rodger Ward
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #39 | Average race points | Rodger Ward | | 3.5 points | |
| #473 | Average race result | Rodger Ward | | 6.75 place | |
| #243 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Rodger Ward | | 0.13 retirements | |
| #210 | Most points finishes | Rodger Ward | | 2 finishes | |
| #309 | Most avoidable retirements | Rodger Ward | | 1 retirements | |
| #163 | Most race laps | Rodger Ward | | 1350 laps | |
| #266 | Most races | Rodger Ward | | 12 races | |
| #462 | Youngest driver | Rodger Ward | | 30 years, 4 months, 20 days | |
| #75 | Oldest driver | Rodger Ward | | 42 years, 8 months, 26 days | |
| #493 | Biggest gain in race | Rodger Ward | | 7 places gained | |
| #390 | Start from P1 | Rodger Ward | | 0 starts | |
| #221 | Most retirements | Rodger Ward | | 8 retirements | |
| #150 | Most points | Rodger Ward | | 14 points | |
| #92 | Most wins | Rodger Ward | | 1 wins | |
| #123 | Most podiums | Rodger Ward | | 2 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 37 | Eugenio Castellotti | 3.6 |
| 38 | Jack Brabham | 3.56 |
| 39 | Rodger Ward | 3.5 |
| 40 | Piero Taruffi | 3.42 |
| 41 | John Surtees | 3.33 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 471 | Teo Fabi | 6.82 |
| 472 | Roy Salvadori | 6.79 |
| 473 | Rodger Ward | 6.75 |
| 474 | Cliff Allison | 6.7 |
| 475 | Rubens Barrichello | 6.68 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 239 | Tony Maggs | 0.13 |
| 239 | Hans Herrmann | 0.13 |
| 239 | Rodger Ward | 0.13 |
| 239 | Eugenio Castellotti | 0.13 |
| 239 | Onofre Marimon | 0.13 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 191 | Jim Hall | 2 |
| 191 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 2 |
| 191 | Rodger Ward | 2 |
| 191 | Paul Goldsmith | 2 |
| 191 | Duane Carter | 2 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Chris Bristow | 1 |
| 255 | Bruce Halford | 1 |
| 255 | Rodger Ward | 1 |
| 255 | Paul Goldsmith | 1 |
| 255 | Johnny Thomson | 1 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 161 | Emanuele Pirro | 1368 |
| 162 | Tony Maggs | 1357 |
| 163 | Rodger Ward | 1350 |
| 164 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 1331 |
| 165 | Bob Anderson | 1321 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 260 | Willy Mairesse | 12 |
| 260 | Giorgio Scarlatti | 12 |
| 260 | Rodger Ward | 12 |
| 260 | Ron Flockhart | 12 |
| 260 | Philippe Etancelin | 12 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 460 | Peter Gethin | 30 years, 4 months |
| 461 | Red Amick | 30 years, 4 months, 11 days |
| 462 | Rodger Ward | 30 years, 4 months, 20 days |
| 463 | Michael Andretti | 30 years, 5 months, 9 days |
| 464 | Ricardo Zunino | 30 years, 5 months, 17 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 73 | Len Duncan | 42 years, 10 months, 6 days |
| 74 | Vittorio Brambilla | 42 years, 10 months, 3 days |
| 75 | Rodger Ward | 42 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 76 | Peter Walker | 42 years, 8 months, 12 days |
| 77 | Jacques Laffite | 42 years, 7 months, 22 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 486 | Olivier Gendebien | 7 |
| 486 | Bruce Halford | 7 |
| 486 | Rodger Ward | 7 |
| 486 | A J Foyt | 7 |
| 486 | Colin Davis | 7 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Lance Reventlow | 0 |
| 92 | Jim Rathmann | 0 |
| 92 | Rodger Ward | 0 |
| 92 | Paul Goldsmith | 0 |
| 92 | Don Branson | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 207 | Wolfgang von Trips | 8 |
| 207 | Hans Herrmann | 8 |
| 207 | Rodger Ward | 8 |
| 207 | Louis Chiron | 8 |
| 207 | Eugenio Castellotti | 8 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 143 | Mike Parkes | 14 |
| 143 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 14 |
| 143 | Rodger Ward | 14 |
| 143 | Felice Bonetto | 14 |
| 152 | Cristiano da Matta | 13 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 72 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 1 |
| 72 | Jim Rathmann | 1 |
| 72 | Rodger Ward | 1 |
| 72 | Jimmy Bryan | 1 |
| 72 | Troy Ruttman | 1 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 108 | Olivier Gendebien | 2 |
| 108 | Harry Schell | 2 |
| 108 | Rodger Ward | 2 |
| 108 | Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2 |
| 108 | Robert Manzon | 2 |
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