Alan Jones

Australian · 1975–1986
VS

Arturo Merzario

Italian · 1972–1979
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Alan Jones · Arturo Merzario
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
24 5
29 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 4
28 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P12
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1977
Career totals
Alan Jones Arturo Merzario
Championships
1
0
Wins
12
0
Poles
6
0
Podiums
24
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
11
Starts
117
58
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones Arturo Merzario
Win rate
10.3%
0%
Podium rate
20.5%
0%
Pole rate
5.1%
0%
Points / start
1.8
0.2
Avg grid
P11.5
P17.2
Avg finish
P11.4
P17.3
Finish rate
59%
31%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones Arturo Merzario
Mechanical retirements
31
30
Crash retirements
14
7
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 3 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1975
Debut season
1972
1977 · aged 30
First win
1979
First pole
1980 · aged 33
First title
P1
Best finish
P4
+0.1
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986
Alan Jones Arturo Merzario
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alan Jones Arturo Merzario
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Alan Jones 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Arturo Merzario
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 Arturo Merzario
Long Beach 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Arturo Merzario
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Arturo Merzario
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Alan Jones 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Arturo Merzario
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Zolder 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P14
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P14 Arturo Merzario
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario
Jarama 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P14
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P14 Arturo Merzario
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P12 Arturo Merzario
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P15
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P15 Arturo Merzario
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Arturo Merzario
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Team history
Alan Jones
WIL
LOL
Hesketh 1975Embassy Hill 1975Surtees 1976Shadow 1977Williams 1978–1981Arrows 1983Lola 1985–1986
Arturo Merzario
FER
MER
Ferrari 1972–1973Iso Marlboro 1974Williams 1975Fittipaldi 1975March 1976Wolf 1976March 1977Shadow 1977Merzario 1978–1979
19721986
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).