| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | March | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | March | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | BRM | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P17 |
| 1974 | Ferrari | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 38 | P4 |
| 1975 | Ferrari | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 64.5 | P1 |
| 1976 | Ferrari | 14 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 68 | P2 |
| 1977 | Ferrari | 15 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 72 | P1 |
| 1978 | Brabham | 16 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 44 | P4 |
| 1979 | Brabham | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | P14 |
| 1982 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | P5 |
| 1983 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | P10 |
| 1984 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 72 | P1 |
| 1985 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | P10 |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Regazzoni '73–'76 · 26r compared , 31 excl. → Full breakdown | 45–11 | 16–10 | 172.5 104 |
| John Watson '78–'83 · 12r compared , 34 excl. → Full breakdown | 33–13 | 11–1 | 86 86 |
| Carlos Reutemann '76–'77 · 10r compared , 6 excl. → Full breakdown | 9–7 | 9–1 | 75 36 |
| Alain Prost '84–'85 · 9r compared , 22 excl. → Full breakdown | 2–28 | 4–5 | 86 144.5 |
| Ronnie Peterson '71–'72 · 6r compared , 7 excl. → Full breakdown | 2–11 | 1–5 | 0 12 |
| Mike Beuttler '71–'72 · 3r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown | 8–3 | 1–2 | 0 0 |
| Carlos Pace '72 · 3r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown | 2–9 | 2–1 | 0 3 |
| Henri Pescarolo '71–'72 · 2r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown | 4–8 | 1–1 | 0 1 |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise '73 · 1r compared , 14 excl. → Full breakdown | 4–10 | 1–0 | 2 9 |
| Nelson Piquet '78–'79 · 1r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown | 8–6 | 1–0 | 4 3 |
| Nanni Galli '71 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Skip Barber '72 · 0r compared , 2 excl. | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Peter Gethin '73 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 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.