Emerson Fittipaldi

Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

Jackie Stewart

British · 1965–1973
Race H2H
18 24
42 shared
Qualifying H2H
12 29
41 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 3
1970 P5 1971 P1 1972 P1 1973 P1
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart
Championships
2
3
Wins
14
27
Poles
6
17
Podiums
35
43
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
360
Starts
146
100
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart
Win rate
9.6%
27%
Podium rate
24%
43%
Pole rate
4.1%
17%
Points / start
1.9
3.6
Avg grid
P11.9
P4.5
Avg finish
P10.8
P7.4
Finish rate
66.4%
64%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart
Mechanical retirements
39
33
Crash retirements
5
3
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: 5 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1965
1970 · aged 23
First win
1965 · aged 26
1972
First pole
1969
1972 · aged 25
First title
1969 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979
Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Montjuïc 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
Jarama 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Jackie Stewart
BRM
MAT
TYR
BRM 1965–1967Matra-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Tyrrell 1970–1973
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).