Alan Jones

Australian · 1975–1986
VS

Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
Championship record
1
World titles
5
0
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
7
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Alan Jones Juan Fangio
Championships
1
5
Wins
12
22
Poles
6
28
Podiums
24
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
260.64
Starts
117
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones Juan Fangio
Win rate
10.3%
43.1%
Podium rate
20.5%
60.8%
Pole rate
5.1%
54.9%
Points / start
1.8
5.1
Avg grid
P11.5
P2.0
Avg finish
P11.4
P4.8
Finish rate
59%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones Juan Fangio
Mechanical retirements
31
12
Crash retirements
14
0
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1975
Debut season
1950
1977 · aged 30
First win
1950 · aged 38
1979
First pole
1950
1980 · aged 33
First title
1951 · aged 40
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985
Alan Jones Juan Fangio
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alan Jones Juan Fangio
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1
Team history
Alan Jones
Hesketh 1975Embassy Hill 1975Surtees 1976Shadow 1977Williams 1978–1981Arrows 1983Lola 1985–1986
Juan Fangio
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
19501986
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).