Elio de Angelis vs Mario Andretti, 1980

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

In the 1980 season, Elio de Angelis and Mario Andretti competed as teammates at Lotus-Borgward, with 14 races compared. De Angelis outqualified Andretti 8 times and finished ahead 1 time, while Andretti outqualified De Angelis 6 times and finished ahead 2 times. De Angelis earned 13 championship points, compared to Andretti's 1, with both drivers not winning any races.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
86Qualifyingof 14 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.

1980 season
14
Races together
14
13
Points
1
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P2
Best finish
P6
11.9
Average grid
12.8
7.6
Average finish
8.0
6
Did not finish
9
Other seasons together:198219811979