José Froilán González vs Juan Fangio, 1953

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

In the 1953 season, José Froilán González and Juan Fangio competed as teammates at Maserati, with their performance compared over 5 races. Fangio outqualified González 3 times and finished ahead of him in all 2 races they both completed. Fangio secured 1 race win and 29.5 championship points, while González had 0 wins and 14.5 points, with both drivers achieving podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
23Qualifyingof 5 compared
02Race finishesof 2 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.

1953 season
5
Races together
5
14.5
Points
29.5
0
Wins
1
3
Podiums
4
P3
Best finish
P1
5.6
Average grid
3.4
3.3
Average finish
2.2
1
Did not finish
3
Other seasons together:195719561955195419511950