As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Arturo Merzario · Jacques Laffite
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
11
—
26
37 shared
Qualifying H2H
6
—
29
36 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
P4
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1974
1
3
1975
Career totals
Arturo Merzario
Jacques Laffite
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
6
Poles
0
7
Podiums
0
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
11
228
Starts
58
177
Rate-adjusted · per start
Arturo Merzario
Jacques Laffite
Win rate
0%
3.4%
Podium rate
0%
18.6%
Pole rate
0%
4%
Points / start
0.2
1.3
Avg grid
P17.2
P11.5
Avg finish
P17.3
P11.9
Finish rate
31%
53.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Arturo Merzario
Jacques Laffite
Mechanical retirements
30
60
Crash retirements
7
12
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 · 10
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1974
—
First win
1977 · aged 33
—
First pole
1976
—
First title
—
P4
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Arturo Merzario
Jacques Laffite
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Arturo Merzario | Jacques Laffite |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 4 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P14 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 1 · P1 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · — 0 · 3 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P14 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 3 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P5 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P15 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P15 Jacques Laffite | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Arturo Merzario 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Jacques Laffite | ||
Team history
Arturo Merzario
Ferrari 1972–1973Iso Marlboro 1974Williams 1975Fittipaldi 1975March 1976Wolf 1976March 1977Shadow 1977Merzario 1978–1979
Jacques Laffite
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).