Troy Ruttman is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Watson. Ruttman has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 9 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,719 ranks Ruttman 432th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P20 | โ14 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +154 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1952 | Formula 1 | P1 |
| +110 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +32 | Reims-Gueux 1958 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +15 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1950 | Formula 1 | P15 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | โธFormula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | โ15 | 5,719 |
| 1958 | โธFormula 1 | Maserati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | โ107 | 5,733 |
| 1957 | โธFormula 1 | Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | โ136 | 5,840 |
| 1956 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | โ146 | 5,976 |
| 1954 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P13 | +110 | 6,122 |
| 1952 | โธFormula 1 | Kuzma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | P6 | +154 | 6,012 |
| 1951 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | โ57 | 5,858 |
| 1950 | โธFormula 1 | Lesovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +4,565 | 5,915 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Gene Hartley | 5,946 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Rodger Ward | 5,914 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Fred Agabashian | 5,810 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Andy Linden | 5,952 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Eddie Johnson | 4,959 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Alberto AscariHigher-rated, 2ร champion | 6,252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Duane CarterHigher-rated | 6,176 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Graham HillHigher-rated, 2ร champion | 6,130 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 422 | ๐ฏ๐ต Takuma Sato | IndyCar | 5,732 |
| 423 | ๐ง๐ท Felipe Nasr | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,728 |
| 424 | ๐ฌ๐ง Piers Courage | Formula 1 | 5,727 |
| 425 | ๐ฌ๐ง Duncan Hamilton | Formula 1 | 5,726 |
| 426 | ๐ฎ๐น Fabrizio Gollin | FIA GT Championship | 5,725 |
| 427 | ๐ฎ๐น Renzo Zorzi | Formula 1 | 5,725 |
| 428 | ๐ซ๐ท Tom Dillmann | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,724 |
| 429 | ๐ฌ๐ง Justin Wilson | IndyCar | 5,723 |
| 430 | ๐ฎ๐น Franco Rol | Formula 1 | 5,721 |
| 431 | ๐ฉ๐ช Laurin Heinrich | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,721 |
| 432 | ๐บ๐ธ Troy Ruttman | Formula 1 | 5,719 |
| 433 | ๐ฏ๐ต Benoรฎt Trรฉluyer | DTM | 5,712 |
| 434 | ๐บ๐ธ Jacques Swaters | Formula 1 | 5,711 |
| 435 | ๐บ๐ธ Layne Riggs | NASCAR Truck | 5,707 |
| 436 | ๐บ๐ธ Erik Jones | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,706 |
| 437 | ๐ฆ๐บ Anton De Pasquale | Supercars Championship | 5,697 |
| 438 | ๐บ๐ธ John H. Nemechek | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,697 |
| 439 | ๐ฆ๐บ Josh Berry | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,695 |
| 440 | ๐ฏ๐ต Marco Apicella | Super GT | 5,695 |
| 441 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Jason Watt | World Touring Car Championship | 5,694 |
| 442 | ๐ฌ๐ง Peter Whitehead | Formula 1 | 5,693 |
Troy Ruttman was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1950 and 1960. His single-seater career comprised nine starts across the sport's premier championship, where he raced against a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals.[1]
Ruttman took one victory during his Formula 1 tenure, earning a single podium finish from his nine entries. His most recent indexed activity came in 1960, when he started one round and finished 14th in the championship standings. Among the drivers he raced most often were the established professionals Tony Bettenhausen and Jim Rathmann, against whom he proved closely matched. He beat Rathmann on two occasions and finished ahead of the established professional Duane Carter once. Kurtis Kraft fielded him for three of his starts, the team having won five races across the index with a roster that included several drivers at his level and above.[2]