Alan Jones

Australian · 1975–1986
VS

Noritake Takahara

Japanese · 1976–1977
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Alan Jones · Noritake Takahara
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 0
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 0
2 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1976
Career totals
Alan Jones Noritake Takahara
Championships
1
0
Wins
12
0
Poles
6
0
Podiums
24
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
0
Starts
117
2
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones Noritake Takahara
Win rate
10.3%
0%
Podium rate
20.5%
0%
Pole rate
5.1%
0%
Points / start
1.8
0.0
Avg grid
P11.5
P21.5
Avg finish
P11.4
P15.5
Finish rate
59%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones Noritake Takahara
Mechanical retirements
31
0
Crash retirements
14
1
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
1976
1977 · aged 30
First win
1979
First pole
1980 · aged 33
First title
P1
Best finish
P9
+0.1
Avg places gained
+6.0
Season points trajectory
1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
Alan Jones Noritake Takahara
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alan Jones Noritake Takahara
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Alan Jones 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Noritake Takahara
Team history
Alan Jones
WIL
LOL
Hesketh 1975Embassy Hill 1975Surtees 1976Shadow 1977Williams 1978–1981Arrows 1983Lola 1985–1986
Noritake Takahara
Surtees 1976Kojima 1977
19751986
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).