Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

Mario Andretti
American · 1968–1982
Race H2H
51 — 48
99 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 — 75
99 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 4
1970 P10 1971 P6 1972 P1 1975 P2 1976 P6 1977 P3 1978 P1 1979 P12 1980 P15
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi Mario Andretti
Championships
2
1
Wins
14
12
Poles
6
18
Podiums
35
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
180
Starts
146
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi Mario Andretti
Win rate
9.6%
9.4%
Podium rate
24%
14.8%
Pole rate
4.1%
14.1%
Points / start
1.9
1.4
Avg grid
P11.9
P8.6
Avg finish
P10.8
P12.5
Finish rate
66.4%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
39
49
Crash retirements
5
16
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
1968
1970 · aged 23
First win
1971 · aged 31
1972
First pole
1968
1972 · aged 25
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
Emerson Fittipaldi Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Jarama 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Long Beach 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
Montjuïc 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Mario Andretti
LOT
FER
PAR
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19681982
Emerson Fittipaldi → Mario Andretti → Compare others
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).