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Drivers & teams

The only fair comparison in Formula 1 is with the driver in the same car. Head-to-heads count rounds where both teammates took part.

Teammate battles

Lotus

AND AndrettiPeterson PET
11Qualifying3
10Race3
64Points51

14 shared rounds · avg quali gap 2.2 places to AND · also drove: REB

Ferrari

REU ReutemannVilleneuve VIL
12Qualifying4
8Race7
48Points17

16 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.2 places to REU

Brabham

LAU LaudaWatson WAT
10Qualifying6
7Race5
44Points25

16 shared rounds · avg quali gap 2.3 places to LAU

Tyrrell

DEP DepaillerPironi PIR
14Qualifying2
8Race6
34Points7

16 shared rounds · avg quali gap 5.1 places to DEP

McLaren

HUN HuntTambay TAM
14Qualifying1
3Race8
8Points8

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 4.7 places to HUN

Shadow

REG RegazzoniStuck STU
9Qualifying2
6Race2
4Points2

11 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.0 places to REG

Driver statistics

#DriverStartsPtsPts / raceAvg qualiBest qualiAvg finishIn pointsPlaces gainedFastest lapsDNF
1ANDMario Andretti16644.02.3P13.89-1634
2PETRonnie Peterson14513.64.1P12.49+1935
3REUCarlos Reutemann16483.05.6P15.37-124
4LAUNiki Lauda16442.84.7P12.07+1849
5DEPPatrick Depailler16342.111.8P53.97+608
6WATJohn Watson16251.66.9P14.77+336
7SCHJody Scheckter16241.58.1P26.06+277
8LAFJacques Laffite16191.210.2P57.07+402
9VILGilles Villeneuve16171.16.8P26.84016
10FITEmerson Fittipaldi16171.112.6P66.06+646
11JONAlan Jones16110.710.1P37.73+2227
12PATRiccardo Patrese14110.810.9P56.44+397
13HUNJames Hunt1680.57.8P26.33+310
14TAMPatrick Tambay1580.512.5P47.25+685
15PIRDidier Pironi1670.416.9P98.15+896
16REGClay Regazzoni1140.417.7P1510.72+425
17JABJean-Pierre Jabouille1430.210.0P39.81+1510
18STUHans-Joachim Stuck1520.118.2P811.01+3211
19REBHéctor Rebaque910.120.6P189.81+425
20BRAVittorio Brambilla1210.118.8P1211.71+435
21DALDerek Daly610.217.0P158.01+283

Places gained = grid minus finish, summed over finished races (pit-lane starts excluded). Points include sprints.

Team points split

Lotus
86 · 14 DNFFerrari
58 · 10 DNFBrabham
53 · 15 DNFTyrrell
38 · 14 DNFWolf
24 · 7 DNFLigier
19 · 2 DNFFittipaldi
17 · 6 DNFMcLaren
15 · 15 DNFWilliams
11 · 7 DNFArrows
11 · 7 DNFShadow
6 · 16 DNFRenault
3 · 10 DNFSurtees
1 · 5 DNFEnsign
1 · 3 DNF

Solid = lead driver, striped = teammate (and any stand-ins). DNF counts both cars.

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