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Troy Ruttman was a American former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Watson-Offenhauser in 1960.
He was born on March 11th 1930 in Mooreland, Oklahoma and passed away on May 19th 1997 at the age of 67. He drove his first race for Lesovsky-Offenhauser during the 1950 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500. Ruttman was active for 8 seasons between 1950 and 1960. In those years he scored 8 points in 8 races. During his career Ruttman achieved 1 win. His last race was the the 1960 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500.
He was born on March 11th 1930 in Mooreland, Oklahoma and passed away on May 19th 1997 at the age of 67. He drove his first race for Lesovsky-Offenhauser during the 1950 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500. Ruttman was active for 8 seasons between 1950 and 1960. In those years he scored 8 points in 8 races. During his career Ruttman achieved 1 win. His last race was the the 1960 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 500.
| Name: | Troy Ruttman |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birthday: | March 11th 1930 |
| Passed away: | May 19th 1997 (67) |
| Birthplace: | Mooreland, Oklahoma | Races: | 8 races |
| Total points: | 8 points |
| Wins: | 1 win |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 4 retirements |
| First race: | 1950 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last race: | 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
| First win: | 1952 Indianapolis 500 |
| Age first win: | 22 years, 2 months, 19 days |
Troy Ruttman by year
| All years | 1960 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1954 |
| 1952 | 1951 | 1950 |
Overall stats: Troy Ruttman
| #1 | Best Finish | Troy Ruttman |  | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1952 | 2 | Indianapolis | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Troy Ruttman | | 15 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Troy Ruttman | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1950 | 3 | Indianapolis | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 15 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1960 Watson-Offenhauser 1958 Maserati 1957 Watson-Offenhauser 1956 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1954 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1952 Kuzma-Offenhauser 1951 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 1950 Lesovsky-Offenhauser | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Troy Ruttman
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #80 | Average race points | Troy Ruttman | | 2.67 points | |
| #360 | Average race result | Troy Ruttman | | 8.67 place | |
| #419 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Troy Ruttman | | 0 retirements | |
| #266 | Most points finishes | Troy Ruttman | | 1 finishes | |
| #316 | Most avoidable retirements | Troy Ruttman | | 1 retirements | |
| #225 | Most race laps | Troy Ruttman | | 822 laps | |
| #328 | Most races | Troy Ruttman | | 8 races | |
| #11 | Youngest driver | Troy Ruttman | | 20 years, 2 months, 19 days | |
| #502 | Oldest driver | Troy Ruttman | | 30 years, 2 months, 19 days | |
| #423 | Biggest gain in race | Troy Ruttman | | 9 places gained | |
| #407 | Start from P1 | Troy Ruttman | | 0 starts | |
| #317 | Most retirements | Troy Ruttman | | 4 retirements | |
| #189 | Most points | Troy Ruttman | | 8 points | |
| #94 | Most wins | Troy Ruttman | | 1 wins | |
| #171 | Most podiums | Troy Ruttman | | 1 podiums |
| 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 | 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 | Points | |
| 78 | Keke Rosberg | 2.7 |
| 79 | Ralf Schumacher | 2.7 |
| 80 | Troy Ruttman | 2.67 |
| 80 | Pat Flaherty | 2.67 |
| 80 | Bob Sweikert | 2.67 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 358 | John Love | 8.67 |
| 358 | Lucien Bianchi | 8.67 |
| 358 | Troy Ruttman | 8.67 |
| 361 | Francois Hesnault | 8.6 |
| 361 | Johnnie Parsons | 8.6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 271 | Jim Hurtubise | 0 |
| 271 | Jimmy Bryan | 0 |
| 271 | Troy Ruttman | 0 |
| 271 | Eddie Sachs | 0 |
| 271 | Don Freeland | 0 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 228 | Don Branson | 1 |
| 228 | Eddie Johnson | 1 |
| 228 | Troy Ruttman | 1 |
| 228 | Don Freeland | 1 |
| 228 | Johnny Boyd | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Red Amick | 1 |
| 255 | Gene Hartley | 1 |
| 255 | Troy Ruttman | 1 |
| 255 | Eddie Sachs | 1 |
| 255 | Don Freeland | 1 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 223 | Chico Serra | 831 |
| 224 | Bob Sweikert | 825 |
| 225 | Troy Ruttman | 822 |
| 226 | Roberto Mieres | 820 |
| 226 | Sakon Yamamoto | 820 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 318 | Duane Carter | 8 |
| 318 | Gene Hartley | 8 |
| 318 | Troy Ruttman | 8 |
| 318 | Don Freeland | 8 |
| 318 | Paul Russo | 8 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 20 years, 5 days |
| 10 | Jenson Button | 20 years, 1 month, 22 days |
| 11 | Troy Ruttman | 20 years, 2 months, 19 days |
| 12 | Sebastien Buemi | 20 years, 4 months, 28 days |
| 13 | Peter Collins | 20 years, 6 months, 12 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 500 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 30 years, 3 months, 2 days |
| 501 | Tiago Monteiro | 30 years, 2 months, 28 days |
| 502 | Troy Ruttman | 30 years, 2 months, 19 days |
| 503 | Claudio Langes | 30 years, 2 months, 10 days |
| 504 | Gerino Gerini | 30 years, 2 months, 9 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 407 | Phil Hill | 9 |
| 407 | Hans Herrmann | 9 |
| 407 | Troy Ruttman | 9 |
| 407 | Maria Teresa de Filippis | 9 |
| 407 | Pete Lovely | 9 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Jim Hurtubise | 0 |
| 92 | Jimmy Bryan | 0 |
| 92 | Troy Ruttman | 0 |
| 92 | Don Freeland | 0 |
| 92 | Tony Bettenhausen | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 303 | Bruce Halford | 4 |
| 303 | Johnny Thomson | 4 |
| 303 | Troy Ruttman | 4 |
| 303 | Eddie Sachs | 4 |
| 303 | Don Freeland | 4 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 181 | Trevor Taylor | 8 |
| 181 | Hans Herrmann | 8 |
| 181 | Troy Ruttman | 8 |
| 181 | Pat Flaherty | 8 |
| 181 | Bob Sweikert | 8 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 72 | Rodger Ward | 1 |
| 72 | Jimmy Bryan | 1 |
| 72 | Troy Ruttman | 1 |
| 72 | Pat Flaherty | 1 |
| 72 | Johnnie Parsons | 1 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Paul Goldsmith | 1 |
| 131 | Johnny Thomson | 1 |
| 131 | Troy Ruttman | 1 |
| 131 | Don Freeland | 1 |
| 131 | Johnny Boyd | 1 |
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