Alberto Ascari

Italian · 1950–1955
VS

Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
Race H2H
9 16
25 shared
Qualifying H2H
10 15
25 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
5
1
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
7
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 3
1950 P2 1951 P1 1953 P1 1954 P1
Career totals
Alberto Ascari Juan Fangio
Championships
2
5
Wins
13
22
Poles
13
28
Podiums
15
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
134.14
260.64
Starts
32
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alberto Ascari Juan Fangio
Win rate
40.6%
43.1%
Podium rate
46.9%
60.8%
Pole rate
40.6%
54.9%
Points / start
4.2
5.1
Avg grid
P3.9
P2.0
Avg finish
P8.5
P4.8
Finish rate
59.4%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alberto Ascari Juan Fangio
Mechanical retirements
10
12
Crash retirements
3
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
1951 · aged 33
First win
1950 · aged 38
1951
First pole
1950
1952 · aged 34
First title
1951 · aged 40
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.6
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Alberto Ascari Juan Fangio
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alberto Ascari Juan Fangio
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 · 3 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Bremgarten 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Rouen-Les-Essarts 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Pedralbes 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Team history
Alberto Ascari
FER
LAN
Ferrari 1950–1954Maserati 1954Lancia 1954–1955
Juan Fangio
ALF
MAS
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
19501958
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).