Carlos Reutemann vs Mario Andretti, 1979

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

In the 1979 season, Carlos Reutemann and Mario Andretti were teammates at Lotus-Borgward, competing in 15 races together. Reutemann outqualified Andretti 7 times, while Andretti outqualified Reutemann 8 times. Both drivers finished ahead of each other twice, and they had the same average finish of 5.2, with Reutemann earning 25 championship points compared to Andretti's 14.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
78Qualifyingof 15 compared
22Race finishesof 4 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.

1979 season
15
Races together
15
25
Points
14
0
Wins
0
4
Podiums
1
P2
Best finish
P3
9.5
Average grid
9.9
5.2
Average finish
5.2
6
Did not finish
9