Arturo Merzario vs Ronnie Peterson, 1976

Teammates at March — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1976 season, Arturo Merzario and Ronnie Peterson competed as teammates at March, with their performance compared across 12 races. Peterson outqualified Merzario 11 times and finished ahead of him in 1 race, while both drivers finished ahead of each other once. Peterson scored 10 championship points, secured 1 race win, and achieved 1 podium finish, while Merzario did not score any points or achieve a podium. The grids compared both started in 11 races.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
011Qualifyingof 11 compared
11Race finishesof 2 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1976 season
12
Races together
12
0
Points
10
0
Wins
1
0
Podiums
1
P9
Best finish
P1
20.0
Average grid
7.8
11.5
Average finish
8.7
10
Did not finish
10
Other seasons together:197819771975197419731972