Carlos Pace vs Rolf Stommelen, 1972

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

In the 1972 season, Carlos Pace and Rolf Stommelen were teammates at March, competing in 8 races together. Pace outqualified Stommelen 7 times and finished ahead of him in 1 race, while Stommelen finished ahead in 2 races. Both drivers did not achieve any race wins or podium finishes, with Pace earning 3 championship points compared to Stommelen's 0, and they had an average finish of 10.8 and 12, respectively, over 3 races classified for comparison.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
71Qualifyingof 8 compared
12Race finishesof 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.

1972 season
8
Races together
8
3
Points
0
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P5
Best finish
P10
16.3
Average grid
19.8
10.8
Average finish
12.0
6
Did not finish
3
Other seasons together:1976197519741973