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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

Ferrari

SCH ScheckterVilleneuve VIL
7Qualifying8
7Race8
60Points53

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.1 places to VIL

Williams

JON JonesRegazzoni REG
15Qualifying0
7Race5
43Points32

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 3.2 places to JON

Ligier

LAF LaffiteIckx ICK
8Qualifying0
4Race1
36Points3

8 shared rounds · avg quali gap 10.6 places to LAF · also drove: DEP

Lotus

REU ReutemannAndretti AND
7Qualifying8
7Race4
25Points14

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 0.4 places to REU

Tyrrell

PIR PironiJarier JAR
8Qualifying5
4Race6
14Points14

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.0 places to PIR

Renault

ARN ArnouxJabouille JAB
4Qualifying11
4Race4
17Points9

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 2.7 places to JAB

Brabham

LAU LaudaPiquet PIQ
7Qualifying6
2Race4
4Points3

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.3 places to LAU

Arrows

MAS MassPatrese PAT
3Qualifying10
7Race4
3Points2

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.9 places to PAT

Driver statistics

#DriverStartsPtsPts / raceAvg qualiBest qualiAvg finishIn pointsPlaces gainedFastest lapsDNF
1SCHJody Scheckter15513.46.1P13.312+282
2VILGilles Villeneuve15473.15.1P14.98+462
3JONAlan Jones15402.76.9P13.66+1417
4LAFJacques Laffite15362.44.8P13.06+828
5REGClay Regazzoni15291.910.1P35.67+5025
6DEPPatrick Depailler7202.92.9P23.45-412
7REUCarlos Reutemann15201.39.5P25.26+336
8ARNRené Arnoux15171.110.2P14.44+4210
9WATJohn Watson15151.014.3P66.27+715
10PIRDidier Pironi15140.910.1P66.35+346
11JARJean-Pierre Jarier13141.111.2P45.66+426
12ANDMario Andretti15140.99.9P45.25+149
13JABJean-Pierre Jabouille1590.67.5P18.31-411
14LAUNiki Lauda1340.38.8P45.02+311
15PIQNelson Piquet1530.29.1P27.71+1319
16DEAElio De Angelis1430.220.5P129.91+647
17ICKJacky Ickx830.417.1P115.52+266
18MASJochen Mass1330.217.8P88.63+724
19PATRiccardo Patrese1520.116.0P910.31+389
20STUHans-Joachim Stuck1420.119.2P129.51+3210
21FITEmerson Fittipaldi1510.118.2P99.11+657

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

Team points split

Ferrari
113 · 4 DNFWilliams
75 · 12 DNFLigier
61 · 16 DNFLotus
39 · 15 DNFTyrrell
28 · 12 DNFRenault
26 · 21 DNFMcLaren
15 · 5 DNFBrabham
7 · 20 DNFArrows
5 · 13 DNFShadow
3 · 7 DNFATS
2 · 10 DNFFittipaldi
1 · 7 DNF

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

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