Juan Fangio
Argentine · 1950–1958
VS

Mario Andretti
American · 1968–1982
Championship record
5
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
7
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Juan Fangio Mario Andretti
Championships
5
1
Wins
22
12
Poles
28
18
Podiums
31
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
260.64
180
Starts
51
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Juan Fangio Mario Andretti
Win rate
43.1%
9.4%
Podium rate
60.8%
14.8%
Pole rate
54.9%
14.1%
Points / start
5.1
1.4
Avg grid
P2.0
P8.6
Avg finish
P4.8
P12.5
Finish rate
76.5%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Juan Fangio Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
12
49
Crash retirements
0
16
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1968
1950 · aged 38
First win
1971 · aged 31
1950
First pole
1968
1951 · aged 40
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982
Juan Fangio Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Juan Fangio Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Team history
Juan Fangio
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
Mario Andretti
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19501982
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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).