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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

Williams

REU ReutemannJones JON
10Qualifying5
8Race7
49Points46

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.2 places to REU

Brabham

PIQ PiquetRebaque REB
14Qualifying0
11Race1
50Points11

14 shared rounds · avg quali gap 9.9 places to PIQ

Renault

PRO ProstArnoux ARN
9Qualifying5
6Race5
43Points11

14 shared rounds · avg quali gap 2.5 places to PRO

Ligier

LAF LaffiteTambay TAM
7Qualifying1
5Race0
44Points0

8 shared rounds · avg quali gap 5.8 places to LAF

Ferrari

VIL VilleneuvePironi PIR
10Qualifying5
5Race5
25Points9

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 3.7 places to VIL

McLaren

WAT WatsonDe Cesaris DEC
14Qualifying1
9Race3
27Points1

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 5.6 places to WAT

Lotus

DEA De AngelisMansell MAN
8Qualifying5
9Race2
14Points8

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 0.4 places to DEA

Alfa Romeo

GIA GiacomelliAndretti AND
7Qualifying8
4Race5
7Points3

15 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.4 places to AND

Ensign

SUR SurerSalazar SAL
0Qualifying0
0Race0
4Points1

0 shared rounds

Theodore

SUR SurerTambay TAM
0Qualifying0
0Race0
0Points1

0 shared rounds

Driver statistics

#DriverStartsPtsPts / raceAvg qualiBest qualiAvg finishIn pointsPlaces gainedFastest lapsDNF
1PIQNelson Piquet15503.33.8P13.810014
2REUCarlos Reutemann15493.33.5P14.39-1023
3JONAlan Jones15463.14.7P25.58-1153
4LAFJacques Laffite15442.99.3P13.09+5416
5PROAlain Prost15432.94.8P11.76+519
6WATJohn Watson15271.88.9P25.26+2215
7VILGilles Villeneuve15251.77.0P14.34+1019
8DEAElio De Angelis14141.011.3P65.68+464
9ARNRené Arnoux14110.86.8P17.33-816
10REBHéctor Rebaque14110.813.9P65.24+469
11PATRiccardo Patrese15100.710.3P17.82+149
12CHEEddie Cheever14100.716.4P87.15+557
13PIRDidier Pironi1590.610.7P37.54+2717
14MANNigel Mansell1380.610.8P36.23+258
15GIABruno Giacomelli1570.513.0P69.32+357
16SURMarc Surer1340.320.0P159.32+9514
17ANDMario Andretti1530.211.6P67.71+338
18TAMPatrick Tambay1410.114.8P79.41+379
19DECAndrea De Cesaris1510.114.5P59.21+309
20BORSlim Borgudd710.121.6P209.71+394
21SALEliseo Salazar910.123.1P2010.01+287

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

Team points split

Williams
95 · 6 DNFBrabham
61 · 13 DNFRenault
54 · 15 DNFLigier
44 · 14 DNFFerrari
34 · 16 DNFMcLaren
28 · 14 DNFLotus
22 · 12 DNFArrows
10 · 9 DNFAlfa Romeo
10 · 15 DNFTyrrell
10 · 7 DNFEnsign
5 · 8 DNFTheodore
1 · 3 DNFATS
1 · 4 DNF

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

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