Jochen Mass

born 30 Sept 1946 · raced 1973–1982

105Races

1Wins

8Podiums

48Top 10s

7.72Avg Position

15.08Avg Grid Pos

1Constructor Titles

Jochen Mass was a respected, versatile, and often understated Formula 1 driver known for his smooth style and strong technical feedback. Over 105 starts, he secured 1 victory, notably at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix, a race tragically shortened due to an accident. Mass was a consistent points-scorer for teams like McLaren and ATS, earning 8 podiums in total. Beyond F1, he enjoyed a highly successful career in sports car racing, including an overall win at the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans, showcasing his enduring talent and adaptability across disciplines.

Top Teams

Team	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
McLaren	1	8	64	49
Arrows	0	0	7	24
Surtees	0	0	0	13
ATS	0	0	0	10
March	0	0	0	9

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Mosport International Raceway	2	3
Circuit de Monaco	2	5
Scandinavian Raceway	1.2	5
Watkins Glen	1.17	6
Kyalami	1	8
Nürburgring	1	4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	0.83	6
Circuit Paul Ricard	0.8	5
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	0.75	4
Silverstone Circuit	0.75	4

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

James Hunt33 shared races · Compare with James Hunt (1977)
Riccardo Patrese23 shared races · Compare with Riccardo Patrese (1979)
Emerson Fittipaldi13 shared races · Compare with Emerson Fittipaldi (1975)
Carlos Pace9 shared races · Compare with Carlos Pace (1974)
Raul Boesel7 shared races · Compare with Raul Boesel (1982)
Brett Lunger5 shared races · Compare with Brett Lunger (1977)

Season by season

Jochen Mass season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Wins	Points
1982	—	0	0
1980	17	0	4
1979	18	0	3
1978	—	0	0
1977	6	0	25
1976	9	0	19
1975	8	1	20
1974	—	0	0
1973	—	0	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Jochen Mass was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1982	March	Raul Boesel vs Jochen Mass	5–2	1–6	0–0
1980	Arrows	Jochen Mass vs Riccardo Patrese	2–9	5–6	4–7
1979	Arrows	Jochen Mass vs Riccardo Patrese	3–9	6–6	3–2
1978	ATS	Keke Rosberg vs Jochen Mass	1–2	0–3	0–0
1978	ATS	Jean-Pierre Jarier vs Jochen Mass	1–2	2–1	0–0
1977	McLaren	James Hunt vs Jochen Mass	16–1	11–6	40–25
1977	McLaren	Brett Lunger vs Jochen Mass	0–5	2–3	0–10
1976	McLaren	James Hunt vs Jochen Mass	15–1	12–4	69–19
1975	McLaren	Emerson Fittipaldi vs Jochen Mass	11–2	9–4	45–15.5
1974	Surtees	Jochen Mass vs Carlos Pace	2–4	2–4	0–3
1973	Surtees	Jochen Mass vs Carlos Pace	1–2	1–1	0–3
1973	Surtees	Mike Hailwood vs Jochen Mass	2–1	0–2	0–0

Race results

198210 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1982
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
French Grand Prix	March	26	Spun off
British Grand Prix	March	25	P10
Dutch Grand Prix	March	24	Engine
Canadian Grand Prix	March	22	P11
Detroit Grand Prix	March	18	P7
Monaco Grand Prix	March	—	Did not qualify
Belgian Grand Prix	March	25	Engine
United States Grand Prix West	March	21	P8
Brazilian Grand Prix	March	22	P8
South African Grand Prix	March	22	P12

Earlier seasons1973–1980 (8 seasons)▾

198013 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1980
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Arrows	24	Transmission	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Arrows	21	P11	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Withdrew	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not qualify	0
German Grand Prix	Arrows	17	P8	0
British Grand Prix	Arrows	24	P13	0
French Grand Prix	Arrows	15	P10	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Arrows	15	P4	3
Belgian Grand Prix	Arrows	13	Spun off	0
United States Grand Prix West	Arrows	17	P7	0
South African Grand Prix	Arrows	19	P6	1
Brazilian Grand Prix	Arrows	16	P10	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Arrows	14	Gearbox	0

197915 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1979
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not qualify	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Arrows	—	Did not qualify	0
Italian Grand Prix	Arrows	21	Suspension	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Arrows	18	P6	1
Austrian Grand Prix	Arrows	20	Engine	0
German Grand Prix	Arrows	18	P6	1
British Grand Prix	Arrows	20	Gearbox	0
French Grand Prix	Arrows	22	P15	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Arrows	8	P6	1
Belgian Grand Prix	Arrows	22	Spun off	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Arrows	17	P8	0
United States Grand Prix West	Arrows	13	P9	0
South African Grand Prix	Arrows	20	P12	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Arrows	19	P7	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Arrows	14	P8	0

197813 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1978
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Dutch Grand Prix	ATS	—	Did not qualify
Austrian Grand Prix	ATS	—	Did not qualify
German Grand Prix	ATS	22	Accident
British Grand Prix	ATS	26	+11 Laps
French Grand Prix	ATS	25	P13
Swedish Grand Prix	ATS	19	P13
Spanish Grand Prix	ATS	17	P9
Belgian Grand Prix	ATS	16	P11
Monaco Grand Prix	ATS	—	Did not qualify
United States Grand Prix West	ATS	16	Brakes
South African Grand Prix	ATS	15	Engine
Brazilian Grand Prix	ATS	20	P7
Argentine Grand Prix	ATS	13	P11

197717 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1977
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	McLaren	8	Engine	0
Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	5	P3	4
United States Grand Prix	McLaren	15	Fuel pump	0
Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P4	3
Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	14	Accident	0
Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P6	1
German Grand Prix	McLaren	13	Gearbox	0
British Grand Prix	McLaren	11	P4	3
French Grand Prix	McLaren	7	P9	0
Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P2	6
Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	6	Accident	0
Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P4	3
Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P4	3
United States Grand Prix West	McLaren	15	Handling	0
South African Grand Prix	McLaren	12	P5	2
Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	4	Accident	0
Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	5	Spun off	0

197616 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1976
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	McLaren	12	Accident	0
United States Grand Prix	McLaren	17	P4	3
Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	11	P5	2
Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	25	Ignition	0
Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	15	P9	0
Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	12	P7	0
German Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P3	4
British Grand Prix	McLaren	12	Clutch	0
French Grand Prix	McLaren	14	P15	0
Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	13	P11	0
Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	11	P5	2
Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	18	P6	1
Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	4	Engine	0
United States Grand Prix West	McLaren	14	P5	2
South African Grand Prix	McLaren	4	P3	4
Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	6	P6	1

197514 races, 1 win▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1975
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P3	4
Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	5	Accident	0
Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	9	P4	1.5
German Grand Prix	McLaren	6	Accident	0
British Grand Prix	McLaren	10	P7	0
French Grand Prix	McLaren	7	P3	4
Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	8	Accident	0
Swedish Grand Prix	McLaren	14	Overheating	0
Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	15	Accident	0
Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	15	P6	1
Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	11	P1	4.5
South African Grand Prix	McLaren	16	P6	1
Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	10	P3	4
Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	13	P14	0

197413 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1974
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
United States Grand Prix	McLaren	20	P7
Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	12	P16
German Grand Prix	Surtees	13	Engine
British Grand Prix	Surtees	17	P14
French Grand Prix	Surtees	18	Clutch
Dutch Grand Prix	Surtees	20	Transmission
Swedish Grand Prix	Surtees	22	Suspension
Monaco Grand Prix	Surtees	17	Withdrew
Belgian Grand Prix	Surtees	26	Suspension
Spanish Grand Prix	Surtees	18	Gearbox
South African Grand Prix	Surtees	17	Suspension
Brazilian Grand Prix	Surtees	10	P17
Argentine Grand Prix	Surtees	18	Engine

19733 races▾

Jochen Mass race results in 1973
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
United States Grand Prix	Surtees	16	Engine
German Grand Prix	Surtees	15	P7
British Grand Prix	Surtees	14	Collision