Johnny Claes

Belgian · 1950–1955
VS

Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Johnny Claes · Juan Fangio
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5 15
20 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 19
19 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
5
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
7
Best championship
P1
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1953
Career totals
Johnny Claes Juan Fangio
Championships
0
5
Wins
0
22
Poles
0
28
Podiums
0
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
260.64
Starts
24
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Claes Juan Fangio
Win rate
0%
43.1%
Podium rate
0%
60.8%
Pole rate
0%
54.9%
Points / start
0.0
5.1
Avg grid
P18.5
P2.0
Avg finish
P13.0
P4.8
Finish rate
58.3%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Claes Juan Fangio
Mechanical retirements
5
12
Crash retirements
3
0
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
First win
1950 · aged 38
First pole
1950
First title
1951 · aged 40
P7
Best finish
P1
+5.6
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Johnny Claes Juan Fangio
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Claes Juan Fangio
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 5 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 5 · P1 Juan Fangio
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · — 3 · 4 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · — 3 · 4 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 3 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Reims-Gueux 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 3 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 2 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 2 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 2 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 2 · P1 Juan Fangio
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit de Pedralbes 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Juan Fangio
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 Juan Fangio
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Juan Fangio
Team history
Johnny Claes
LAG
Talbot-Lago 1950–1951Simca 1952HWM 1952Gordini 1952Maserati 1953Connaught 1953Ferrari 1955Maserati 1955
Juan Fangio
ALF
MAS
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
19501958
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).