As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jacques Laffite · Arturo Merzario
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
26
—
11
37 shared
Qualifying H2H
29
—
6
36 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P12
Teammate battle by season
2
3
1974
3
1
1975
Career totals
Jacques Laffite
Arturo Merzario
Championships
0
0
Wins
6
0
Poles
7
0
Podiums
33
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
228
11
Starts
177
58
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Laffite
Arturo Merzario
Win rate
3.4%
0%
Podium rate
18.6%
0%
Pole rate
4%
0%
Points / start
1.3
0.2
Avg grid
P11.5
P17.2
Avg finish
P11.9
P17.3
Finish rate
53.7%
31%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jacques Laffite
Arturo Merzario
Mechanical retirements
60
30
Crash retirements
12
7
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: 10 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1974
Debut season
1972
1977 · aged 33
First win
—
1976
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
Jacques Laffite
Arturo Merzario
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jacques Laffite | Arturo Merzario |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Jacques Laffite 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| Jacques Laffite 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P14 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P16 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P16 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P9 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P15 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P15 Arturo Merzario | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jacques Laffite 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario | ||
Team history
Jacques Laffite
Arturo Merzario
Ferrari 1972–1973Iso Marlboro 1974Williams 1975Fittipaldi 1975March 1976Wolf 1976March 1977Shadow 1977Merzario 1978–1979
19721986
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).