Alan Jones

Australian · 1975–1986
VS

Mario Andretti

American · 1968–1982
Race H2H
53 40
93 shared
Qualifying H2H
40 53
93 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 4
1975 P14 1976 P6 1977 P3 1978 P1 1979 P3 1980 P1 1981 P3
Career totals
Alan Jones Mario Andretti
Championships
1
1
Wins
12
12
Poles
6
18
Podiums
24
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
180
Starts
117
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones Mario Andretti
Win rate
10.3%
9.4%
Podium rate
20.5%
14.8%
Pole rate
5.1%
14.1%
Points / start
1.8
1.4
Avg grid
P11.5
P8.6
Avg finish
P11.4
P12.5
Finish rate
59%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
31
49
Crash retirements
14
16
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
1968
1977 · aged 30
First win
1971 · aged 31
1979
First pole
1968
1980 · aged 33
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986
Alan Jones Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alan Jones Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Long Beach 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Jarama 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Zolder 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Las Vegas Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P12
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Alan Jones
WIL
Hesketh 1975Embassy Hill 1975Surtees 1976Shadow 1977Williams 1978–1981Arrows 1983Lola 1985–1986
Mario Andretti
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19681986
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).