Denny Hulme

New Zealander · 1965–1974
VS

Emerson Fittipaldi

Brazilian · 1970–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
12
Qualifyingahead
1
14
Denny Hulme · Emerson Fittipaldi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
21 36
57 shared
Qualifying H2H
21 35
56 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
2
0
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
1970 P4 1971 P6 1972 P1 1973 P2 1974 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
12
1974
Career totals
Denny Hulme Emerson Fittipaldi
Championships
1
2
Wins
8
14
Poles
1
6
Podiums
33
35
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
248
281
Starts
112
146
Rate-adjusted · per start
Denny Hulme Emerson Fittipaldi
Win rate
7.1%
9.6%
Podium rate
29.5%
24%
Pole rate
0.9%
4.1%
Points / start
2.2
1.9
Avg grid
P7.3
P11.9
Avg finish
P8.2
P10.8
Finish rate
69.6%
66.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Denny Hulme Emerson Fittipaldi
Mechanical retirements
29
39
Crash retirements
5
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: 0 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
1965
Debut season
1970
1967 · aged 30
First win
1970 · aged 23
1973
First pole
1972
1967 · aged 31
First title
1972 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
+1.2
Season points trajectory
1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979
Denny Hulme Emerson Fittipaldi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Denny Hulme Emerson Fittipaldi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Scandinavian Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
Team history
Denny Hulme
BRA
BRA
MCL
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
19651980
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).