François Cevert

French · 1970–1973
VS

Patrick Depailler

French · 1972–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
0
Qualifyingahead
2
0
François Cevert · Patrick Depailler
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 0
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 0
2 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P4
Teammate battle by season
2
0
1972
Career totals
François Cevert Patrick Depailler
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
2
Poles
0
1
Podiums
13
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
89
141
Starts
47
95
Rate-adjusted · per start
François Cevert Patrick Depailler
Win rate
2.1%
2.1%
Podium rate
27.7%
20%
Pole rate
0%
1.1%
Points / start
1.9
1.5
Avg grid
P8.9
P9.3
Avg finish
P9.9
P11.1
Finish rate
63.8%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
François Cevert Patrick Depailler
Mechanical retirements
10
26
Crash retirements
5
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: 2 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1972
1971 · aged 27
First win
1978 · aged 33
First pole
1974
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
-1.8
Season points trajectory
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
François Cevert Patrick Depailler
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit François Cevert Patrick Depailler
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 Patrick Depailler
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
François Cevert 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Depailler
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
François Cevert 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Patrick Depailler
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 3 · P2
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 3 · P2 Patrick Depailler
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
François Cevert 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Depailler
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Patrick Depailler
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Patrick Depailler
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2 Patrick Depailler
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
François Cevert 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Patrick Depailler
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 Patrick Depailler
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 Patrick Depailler
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Depailler
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Patrick Depailler
Zolder 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Depailler
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Patrick Depailler
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
François Cevert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Patrick Depailler
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Patrick Depailler
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Patrick Depailler
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Patrick Depailler
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
François Cevert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Patrick Depailler
Team history
François Cevert
TYR
March 1970Tyrrell 1971–1973
Patrick Depailler
TYR
Tyrrell 1972Tyrrell 1974–1978Ligier 1979Alfa Romeo 1980
19701980
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).