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.7–8Qualifyingof 15 compared
2–2Race 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
1515
2514
00
41
P2P3
9.59.9
5.25.2
69