Jacques Villeneuve

Canadian · 1996–2006
VS

Mario Andretti

American · 1968–1982
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve Mario Andretti
Championships
1
1
Wins
11
12
Poles
13
18
Podiums
23
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
235
180
Starts
165
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve Mario Andretti
Win rate
6.7%
9.4%
Podium rate
13.9%
14.8%
Pole rate
7.9%
14.1%
Points / start
1.4
1.4
Avg grid
P9.1
P8.6
Avg finish
P10.3
P12.5
Finish rate
66.7%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve Mario Andretti
Overtakes
1,120
0
Overtakes / race
7.0
0.0
Places lost
870
0
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Jacques Villeneuve Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
38
49
Crash retirements
17
16
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
1968
1996 · aged 25
First win
1971 · aged 31
1996
First pole
1968
1997 · aged 26
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003
Jacques Villeneuve Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jacques Villeneuve Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19682006
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).