Brett Lunger vs Patrick Tambay, 1978

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

In the 1978 season, Brett Lunger and Patrick Tambay were teammates at McLaren, competing in 9 races together. Tambay outqualified Lunger in all 9 instances and finished ahead of him in 3 of the 3 races they both classified. Lunger scored 0 championship points, while Tambay earned 8 points, with both drivers achieving no race wins or podium finishes.

Written automatically from the figures below.
Qualifying09of 9 compared
Race finishes03of 3 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.

1978 season
0
Points
8
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P7
Best finish
P4
On track
21.2
Average grid
12.5
10.0
Average finishRaces they were classified in.
7.2
4
Did not finish
5
Other seasons together:1977