Dave Charlton

South African · 1967–1975
VS

Emerson Fittipaldi

Brazilian · 1970–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
6
Qualifyingahead
0
7
Dave Charlton · Emerson Fittipaldi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 7
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 8
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
2
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
4
Best championship
P1
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1971
0
3
1972
0
1
1973
0
1
1974
1
0
1975
Career totals
Dave Charlton Emerson Fittipaldi
Championships
0
2
Wins
0
14
Poles
0
6
Podiums
0
35
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
281
Starts
11
146
Rate-adjusted · per start
Dave Charlton Emerson Fittipaldi
Win rate
0%
9.6%
Podium rate
0%
24%
Pole rate
0%
4.1%
Points / start
0.0
1.9
Avg grid
P16.7
P11.9
Avg finish
P19.2
P10.8
Finish rate
27.3%
66.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Dave Charlton Emerson Fittipaldi
Mechanical retirements
5
39
Crash retirements
1
5
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: 2 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
1967
Debut season
1970
First win
1970 · aged 23
First pole
1972
First title
1972 · aged 25
P12
Best finish
P1
-2.5
Avg places gained
+1.2
Season points trajectory
1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979
Dave Charlton Emerson Fittipaldi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Dave Charlton Emerson Fittipaldi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Dave Charlton 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Emerson Fittipaldi
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Dave Charlton 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Emerson Fittipaldi
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2
Dave Charlton 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2 Emerson Fittipaldi
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Dave Charlton 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Emerson Fittipaldi
Team history
Dave Charlton
TEA
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1967Brabham-Repco 1968Team Lotus 1970Brabham 1971Lotus-Ford 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
19671980
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).