Race H2H
19
—
33
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
14
—
38
52 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 3
1979
P12
1980
P2
1981
P1
1982
P11
Career totals
Mario Andretti
Nelson Piquet
Championships
1
3
Wins
12
23
Poles
18
24
Podiums
19
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
485.5
Starts
128
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mario Andretti
Nelson Piquet
Win rate
9.4%
11.2%
Podium rate
14.8%
29.3%
Pole rate
14.1%
11.7%
Points / start
1.4
2.4
Avg grid
P8.6
P6.7
Avg finish
P12.5
P9.8
Finish rate
49.2%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mario Andretti
Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
49
51
Crash retirements
16
28
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1968
Debut season
1978
1971 · aged 31
First win
1980 · aged 27
1968
First pole
1980
1978 · aged 38
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.9
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
Mario Andretti
Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Mario Andretti | Nelson Piquet |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Jarama | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Zolder | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
Team history
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19681991
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).