Jim Clark vs Wolfgang Seidel, 1961

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

In the 1961 season, Jim Clark and Wolfgang Seidel raced together at Lotus-Climax, competing in five races. Clark outqualified Seidel three times and achieved an average grid position of 8.5, while Seidel had an average grid of 24.3. Clark scored 11 championship points and finished on the podium twice, whereas Seidel did not score any points or finish ahead of Clark in their three races compared.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
30Qualifyingof 3 compared
00Race finishesof 0 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.

1961 season
5
Races together
5
11
Points
0
0
Wins
0
2
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P17
8.5
Average grid
24.3
6.5
Average finish
17.0
2
Did not finish
4
Other seasons together:19621960