Carlos Pace

born 6 Oct 1944 · raced 1972–1977

71Races

1Wins

6Podiums

1Poles

29Top 10s

7.68Avg Position

10.81Avg Grid Pos

Carlos Pace was a Brazilian driver who won the 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, the only victory of his career, driving a Brabham. He raced in Formula 1 from 1972 to 1977 for March, Surtees and Brabham, where he later drove the Alfa Romeo-powered cars, and took 6 podiums and 1 pole position in 71 Grands Prix. Pace was killed in a light aircraft accident in 1977, and the Interlagos circuit was later renamed in his honour.

Top Teams

Team	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Brabham	1	5	38	23
Surtees	0	1	10	22
Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	0	7	15
March	0	0	3	11

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	1	2.4	5
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	0	1.5	4
Watkins Glen	0	1.2	5
Nürburgring	0	1.2	5
Circuit Paul Ricard	0	1	3
Red Bull Ring	0	0.8	5
Circuit de Monaco	0	0.8	5
Jarama	0	0.67	3
Circuit Park Zandvoort	0	0.67	3
Kyalami	0	0.5	6

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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.

Carlos Reutemann32 shared races · Compare with Carlos Reutemann (1975)
Mike Hailwood15 shared races · Compare with Mike Hailwood (1973)
Jochen Mass9 shared races · Compare with Jochen Mass (1974)
John Watson9 shared races · Compare with John Watson (1974)
Henri Pescarolo7 shared races · Compare with Henri Pescarolo (1972)

Season by season

Carlos Pace season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Wins	Points
1977	15	0	6
1976	14	0	7
1975	6	1	24
1974	12	0	11
1973	11	0	7
1972	18	0	3

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Carlos Pace was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1977	Brabham	Carlos Pace vs John Watson	1–2	2–1	6–1
1976	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Carlos Pace vs Carlos Reutemann	8–4	11–1	7–3
1975	Brabham	Carlos Pace vs Carlos Reutemann	9–5	3–11	24–37
1974	Brabham	Carlos Pace vs John Watson	4–2	5–1	8–5
1974	Brabham	Carlos Pace vs Carlos Reutemann	0–6	2–4	8–23
1974	Surtees	Jochen Mass vs Carlos Pace	2–4	2–4	0–3
1973	Surtees	Mike Hailwood vs Carlos Pace	8–7	5–8	0–7
1973	Surtees	Jochen Mass vs Carlos Pace	1–2	1–1	0–3
1972	March	Carlos Pace vs Henri Pescarolo	4–3	5–2	3–0

Circuits raced

15 circuitsShow all▾

Race results

19773 races▾

Carlos Pace race results in 1977
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P13	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham	12	Accident	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Brabham	6	P2	6

Earlier seasons1972–1976 (5 seasons)▾

197616 races▾

Carlos Pace race results in 1976
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	6	Withdrew	0
United States Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	Collision	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	P7	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	3	Engine	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	9	Oil leak	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	18	Accident	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	7	P4	3
British Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	16	P8	0
French Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	5	P4	3
Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	P8	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	13	P9	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	9	Electrical	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	P6	1
United States Grand Prix West	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	13	P9	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	14	Oil pressure	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	P10	0

197514 races, 1 win▾

Carlos Pace race results in 1975
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	16	Accident	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Throttle	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	6	Engine	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham	2	Suspension	0
British Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P2	6
French Grand Prix	Brabham	5	Transmission	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	9	P5	2
Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham	6	Spun off	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P8	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	8	P3	4
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	14	Accident	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	1	P4	3
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham	6	P1	9
Argentine Grand Prix	Brabham	2	Engine	0

197414 races▾

Carlos Pace race results in 1974
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	4	P2	6
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	9	P8	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	3	P5	2
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	4	Fuel leak	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham	17	P12	0
British Grand Prix	Brabham	20	P9	0
French Grand Prix	Brabham	—	Did not qualify	0
Swedish Grand Prix	Surtees	24	Handling	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Surtees	18	Collision	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Surtees	8	Handling	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Surtees	14	P13	0
South African Grand Prix	Surtees	2	P11	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Surtees	12	P4	3
Argentine Grand Prix	Surtees	11	Suspension	0

197315 races▾

Carlos Pace race results in 1973
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Surtees	9	Suspension	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Surtees	19	P18	0
Italian Grand Prix	Surtees	5	Tyre	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Surtees	8	P3	4
German Grand Prix	Surtees	11	P4	3
Dutch Grand Prix	Surtees	8	P7	0
British Grand Prix	Surtees	15	Collision	0
French Grand Prix	Surtees	18	P13	0
Swedish Grand Prix	Surtees	16	P10	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Surtees	17	Halfshaft	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Surtees	8	P8	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Surtees	16	Halfshaft	0
South African Grand Prix	Surtees	9	Accident	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Surtees	6	Suspension	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Surtees	15	Suspension	0

197211 races▾

Carlos Pace race results in 1972
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	March	15	Fuel system	0
Canadian Grand Prix	March	18	P9	0
Italian Grand Prix	March	18	Collision	0
Austrian Grand Prix	March	18	Not classified	0
German Grand Prix	March	11	Not classified	0
British Grand Prix	March	13	Differential	0
French Grand Prix	March	11	Engine	0
Belgian Grand Prix	March	11	P5	2
Monaco Grand Prix	March	24	P17	0
Spanish Grand Prix	March	16	P6	1
South African Grand Prix	March	24	P17	0