Jim Rathmann
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1960 | ||||||||
| Constructors | |||||||||
| 1950 John Lorenz • 1952 Grancor Auto Specialists • 1953 Ernest L Ruiz • 1954 Ed Walsh • 1955 South California Muffler Co. • 1956–1959 Lindsey Hopkins • 1960 Ken-Paul Inc. | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | World Cup eighth ( 1960 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 29 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | 4th | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | 147 over 591 km | ||||||||
Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann (born July 16, 1928 in Valparaiso , Indiana , † November 23, 2011 in Melbourne , Florida ) was an American racing driver .
Life
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In order to be able to compete in car races before his 21st birthday, which was forbidden at the time, Richard Rathmann presented the birth certificate of his older brother James Rathmann . When his brother later also became a racing driver, he entered under the name Dick Rathmann . The brothers are known to this day under these - actually mixed up - names.
Jim, the more successful of the two, began his career in touring car racing before competing in the Indianapolis 500 for the first time in 1949 and becoming one of the most successful champ car drivers of the 1950s. He competed 14 times in Indianapolis and contested numerous other races in the Champ Car series. He finished second three times in the Indianapolis 500 ( 1952 , 1957 and 1959) and was considered an all-time second before he was able to crown his career with a success in this race in 1960. Since the Indy 500 was part of the Formula 1 World Championship at that time, his name also appears in the winners' lists of this motorsport class.
Outside America, Jim Rathmann was seen only once, at the " Race of the Two Worlds " in Monza in 1958, a comparison race between the American Champ Cars and the European Formula 1 cars. Rathmann won this race.
In 1956 Rathmann took part in the first offshore race from Miami to Nassau . However, he broke his leg a few minutes after the start and never competed in boat races again.
After the Indy 500 in 1963, which he finished ninth, he retired from racing and opened a Cadillac and Chevrolet auto store in Florida , which he operated until his death.
statistics
Grand Prix victories
- 1960 Indianapolis 500 ( Indianapolis )
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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| 1949 | 63 | DNQ | |||||
| 68 | 21st | 203.580 | 11 | 175 | |||
| 1950 | 76 | 28 | 209.116 | 24 | 122 | ||
| 1952 | 59 | 10 | 219,398 | 2 | 200 | ||
| 1953 | 6th | DNQ | |||||
| 2 | 25th | 218,304 | 7 2 | 112 | 1 | Handover to Johnson | |
| 49 | 15 2 | 36 | 0 | drove Holland's car; Rd. 142-177; engine | |||
| 1954 | 59 | DNQ | |||||
| 38 | 28 | 222.424 | 28 2 | 95 | Handover to Flaherty | ||
| 1 | 20 3 | 43 | drove Hanks ' car; Rd. 149-191; accident | ||||
| 1955 | 33 | 20th | 223.196 | 14th | 191 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 24 | 2 | 233,527 | 20th | 175 | 3 | Oil loss |
| 1957 | 26th | 32 | 224.966 | 2 | 200 | 24 | |
| 1958 | 2 | 20th | 230.341 | 5 | 200 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 16 | 3 | 232.417 | 2 | 200 | 19th | |
| 1960 | 4th | 2 | 235.539 | 1 | 200 | 100 | |
| 1961 | 4th | 11 | 233,994 | 30th | 48 | 6th | Magneto ignition |
| 1962 | 10 | DNQ | |||||
| 44 | 23 | 235.925 | 9 | 200 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | 16 | 29 | 237.888 | 24 | 99 | 0 | Magneto ignition |
| Legend | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1955 |
Jack Ensley
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Kurtis Force 500 |
Jack Ensley
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failure | Engine failure |
| 1958 |
Dick Doane
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Chevrolet Corvette |
Dick Doane
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Rank 12 and class win |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
| season | team | race car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th |
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| 1953 | Richard Doane | Oldsmobile 88 |
SEB
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 MIM
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 LEM
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 SPA
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 ONLY
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 RTT
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 CAP
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| DNF | |||||||||
| 1955 | Jack Ensley | Kurtis Force 500 |
 BUA
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SEB
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MIM
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LEM
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RTT
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TAR
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| DNF | |||||||||
| 1958 | Dick Doane | Chevrolet Corvette |
BUA
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SEB
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TAR
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ONLY
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LEM
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RTT
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| 12 |
Web links
- Jim Rathmann at Formula 1 - Database at Motorsport Magazin (English)
- Jim Rathmann. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on May 15, 2020 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jim Rathmann, winner of historic 1960 Indianapolis 500, dies
- ↑ John O. Crouse in searace , published in 1989 self-published, Miami, Florida, p.13
- ↑ Jim Rathmann, 1960 Indianapolis 500 Winner, Dies at 83, by Douglas Martin, The New York Times, December 2, 2011
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rathmann, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rathmann, Royal Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valparaiso , Indiana, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 2011 |
| Place of death | Melbourne , Florida, USA |