Gunnar Nilsson
Swedish · 1976–1977
VS

Mario Andretti
American · 1968–1982
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
17
Qualifyingahead
4
25
Gunnar Nilsson · Mario Andretti
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
12 — 19
31 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 26
31 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P8
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 2
1976 P6 1977 P3
Teammate battle by season
5
7
1976
7
10
1977
Career totals
Gunnar Nilsson Mario Andretti
Championships
0
1
Wins
1
12
Poles
0
18
Podiums
4
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
31
180
Starts
32
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Gunnar Nilsson Mario Andretti
Win rate
3.1%
9.4%
Podium rate
12.5%
14.8%
Pole rate
0%
14.1%
Points / start
1.0
1.4
Avg grid
P11.8
P8.6
Avg finish
P14.1
P12.5
Finish rate
46.9%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Gunnar Nilsson Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
11
49
Crash retirements
6
16
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1976
Debut season
1968
1977 · aged 28
First win
1971 · aged 31
—
First pole
1968
—
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
Gunnar Nilsson Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Gunnar Nilsson Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Zolder 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P19 0 · 0 · P4
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Gunnar Nilsson
TEA
Team Lotus 1976–1977
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
Gunnar Nilsson → 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).