| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brabham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | Brabham | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P15 |
| 1975 | Surtees + Lotus , Penske | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | Penske | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | P7 |
| 1977 | Brabham | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | P13 |
| 1978 | Brabham | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | P6 |
| 1979 | McLaren | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | P9 |
| 1980 | McLaren | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P11 |
| 1981 | McLaren | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | P6 |
| 1982 | McLaren | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39 | P3 |
| 1983 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | P6 |
| 1985 | McLaren | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda '78–'83 · 12r compared , 34 excl. → Full breakdown | 13–33 | 1–11 | 86 86 |
| Carlos Reutemann '73–'74 · 4r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown | 1–16 | 1–3 | 6 37 |
| Carlos Pace '74–'77 · 4r compared , 6 excl. → Full breakdown | 4–6 | 1–3 | 6 14 |
| Andrea de Cesaris '81 · 4r compared , 11 excl. → Full breakdown | 14–1 | 3–1 | 27 1 |
| Alain Prost '80–'85 · 3r compared , 11 excl. → Full breakdown | 5–9 | 0–3 | 3 8 |
| Rikky von Opel '74 · 2r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1 0 |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck '77 · 2r compared , 12 excl. → Full breakdown | 11–3 | 1–1 | 8 12 |
| Patrick Tambay '79 · 2r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown | 13–2 | 1–1 | 15 0 |
| Teddy Pilette '74 · 1r compared → Full breakdown | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0 0 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi '73 · 0r compared , 2 excl. | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Andrea de Adamich '73 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Richard Robarts '74 · 0r compared , 3 excl. | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Gérard Larrousse '74 · 0r compared , 2 excl. | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Lella Lombardi '74 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Helmuth Koinigg '74 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3 0 |
| Carlo Facetti '74 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Eppie Wietzes '74 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Ian Ashley '74 · 0r compared , 2 excl. | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2 0 |
| Dave Morgan '75 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Ronnie Peterson '75 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Boy Hayje '76 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Giorgio Francia '77 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Nelson Piquet '78 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Stephen South '80 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3 0 |
Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.
The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.
The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.