Carlos Reutemann

born 12 Apr 1942 · raced 1972–1982

146Races

12Wins

45Podiums21st all-time

6Poles

86Top 10s

5.22Avg Position

7.2Avg Grid Pos

4Constructor Titles

Carlos Reutemann, often called 'Lole', was a highly enigmatic and talented driver whose career was marked by flashes of brilliance and moments of introspection. He competed in 146 Grands Prix, securing 12 victories and 45 podium finishes. Known for his elegant yet aggressive driving style, Reutemann raced for top teams like Brabham, Ferrari, and Williams, famously missing the 1981 World Championship by a single point in a dramatic season finale. His unpredictable nature off-track often mirrored his sometimes mercurial performances, making him a captivating figure in Formula 1 history.

All-time records

11th in Oldest F1 Race Winners (39y 35d)
15th in Biggest F1 Winning Margins (+1:37.700)
21st in Most F1 Podium Finishes (45 podiums)

Top Teams

Team	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Williams	3	16	104	31
Ferrari	5	13	90	34
Brabham	4	12	88	54
Team Lotus	0	4	25	15
Brabham-Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	12

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	2	6	3
Watkins Glen	2	3.63	8
Jarama	0	3	6
Zolder	1	3	8
Brands Hatch	1	2.8	5
Nürburgring	1	2.6	5
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	0	2.5	4
Long Beach	1	2.5	6
Kyalami	1	2.5	10
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	0	2.22	9

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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 Pace32 shared races · Compare with Carlos Pace (1975)
Alan Jones29 shared races · Compare with Alan Jones (1981)
Wilson Fittipaldi23 shared races · Compare with Wilson Fittipaldi (1973)
Gilles Villeneuve16 shared races · Compare with Gilles Villeneuve (1978)
Mario Andretti15 shared races · Compare with Mario Andretti (1979)
Niki Lauda15 shared races · Compare with Niki Lauda (1977)

Season by season

Carlos Reutemann season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Wins	Points
1982	16	0	6
1981	2	2	49
1980	3	1	42
1979	7	0	20
1978	3	4	48
1977	4	1	41
1976	16	0	3
1975	3	1	37
1974	6	3	32
1973	7	0	16
1972	16	0	3

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Carlos Reutemann was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1981	Williams	Alan Jones vs Carlos Reutemann	5–10	7–8	46–49
1980	Williams	Alan Jones vs Carlos Reutemann	8–6	10–4	71–49
1980	Williams	Rupert Keegan vs Carlos Reutemann	0–4	0–4	0–18
1979	Team Lotus	Mario Andretti vs Carlos Reutemann	8–7	7–8	14–25
1979	Team Lotus	Hector Rebaque vs Carlos Reutemann	0–9	4–5	0–17
1978	Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve vs Carlos Reutemann	5–11	7–8	17–48
1977	Ferrari	Niki Lauda vs Carlos Reutemann	8–7	11–4	72–36
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 Reutemann vs John Watson	14–1	8–7	32–6
1974	Brabham	Carlos Pace vs Carlos Reutemann	0–6	2–4	8–23
1974	Brabham	Rikky von Opel vs Carlos Reutemann	1–3	3–1	0–0
1974	Brabham	Carlos Reutemann vs Richard Robarts	3–0	3–0	9–0
1973	Brabham	Carlos Reutemann vs Wilson Fittipaldi	13–2	9–6	16–3
1973	Brabham	Andrea de Adamich vs Carlos Reutemann	0–5	2–3	3–5
1973	Brabham	Carlos Reutemann vs Rolf Stommelen	3–1	3–1	4–0
1972	Brabham	Graham Hill vs Carlos Reutemann	1–9	6–4	4–3
1972	Brabham	Carlos Reutemann vs Wilson Fittipaldi	7–1	3–5	3–0

Race results

19822 races▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1982
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Brazilian Grand Prix	Williams	6	Collision	0
South African Grand Prix	Williams	8	P2	6

Earlier seasons1972–1981 (10 seasons)▾

198115 races, 2 wins▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1981
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Williams	1	P8	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Williams	2	P10	0
Italian Grand Prix	Williams	2	P3	4
Dutch Grand Prix	Williams	5	Collision	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Williams	5	P5	2
German Grand Prix	Williams	3	Engine	0
British Grand Prix	Williams	9	P2	6
French Grand Prix	Williams	7	P10	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Williams	3	P4	3
Monaco Grand Prix	Williams	4	Gearbox	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Williams	1	P1	9
San Marino Grand Prix	Williams	2	P3	4
Argentine Grand Prix	Williams	4	P2	6
Brazilian Grand Prix	Williams	2	P1	9
United States Grand Prix West	Williams	3	P2	6

198014 races, 1 win▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1980
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Williams	3	P2	6
Canadian Grand Prix	Williams	5	P2	6
Italian Grand Prix	Williams	3	P3	4
Dutch Grand Prix	Williams	3	P4	3
Austrian Grand Prix	Williams	4	P3	4
German Grand Prix	Williams	4	P2	6
British Grand Prix	Williams	4	P3	4
French Grand Prix	Williams	5	P6	1
Monaco Grand Prix	Williams	2	P1	9
Belgian Grand Prix	Williams	4	P3	4
United States Grand Prix West	Williams	7	Transmission	0
South African Grand Prix	Williams	6	P5	2
Brazilian Grand Prix	Williams	4	Halfshaft	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Williams	10	Engine	0

197915 races▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1979
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Team Lotus	6	Spun off	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	Suspension	0
Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	P7	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	Suspension	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	17	Handling	0
German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	Accident	0
British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	8	P8	0
French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	P13	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	P3	4
Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	10	P4	3
Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	8	P2	6
United States Grand Prix West	Team Lotus	2	Transmission	0
South African Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	P5	2
Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	3	P3	4
Argentine Grand Prix	Team Lotus	3	P2	6

197816 races, 4 wins▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1978
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Canadian Grand Prix	Ferrari	11	P3	4
United States Grand Prix	Ferrari	2	P1	9
Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	11	P3	4
Dutch Grand Prix	Ferrari	4	P7	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari	12	Disqualified	0
German Grand Prix	Ferrari	12	Fuel system	0
British Grand Prix	Ferrari	8	P1	9
French Grand Prix	Ferrari	8	P18	0
Swedish Grand Prix	Ferrari	8	P10	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Ferrari	3	Accident	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Ferrari	2	P3	4
Monaco Grand Prix	Ferrari	1	P8	0
United States Grand Prix West	Ferrari	1	P1	9
South African Grand Prix	Ferrari	9	Spun off	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Ferrari	4	P1	9
Argentine Grand Prix	Ferrari	2	P7	0

197717 races, 1 win▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1977
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Ferrari	7	P2	6
Canadian Grand Prix	Ferrari	12	Fuel system	0
United States Grand Prix	Ferrari	6	P6	1
Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	2	Spun off	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Ferrari	6	P6	1
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari	5	P4	3
German Grand Prix	Ferrari	8	P4	3
British Grand Prix	Ferrari	14	P15	0
French Grand Prix	Ferrari	6	P6	1
Swedish Grand Prix	Ferrari	12	P3	4
Belgian Grand Prix	Ferrari	7	Accident	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Ferrari	3	P3	4
Spanish Grand Prix	Ferrari	4	P2	6
United States Grand Prix West	Ferrari	4	Accident	0
South African Grand Prix	Ferrari	8	P8	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Ferrari	2	P1	9
Argentine Grand Prix	Ferrari	7	P3	4

197613 races▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1976
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	7	P9	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	Clutch	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	14	Clutch	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	Fuel system	0
British Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	15	Oil pressure	0
French Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	P11	0
Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	16	Engine	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	Accident	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	Engine	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	12	P4	3
United States Grand Prix West	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	10	Accident	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	11	Oil pressure	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	15	P12	0

197514 races, 1 win▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1975
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	3	Engine	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	7	P4	3
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	11	P14	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham	10	P1	9
British Grand Prix	Brabham	8	Engine	0
French Grand Prix	Brabham	11	P14	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	5	P4	3
Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham	4	P2	6
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	6	P3	4
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	10	P9	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	15	P3	2
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P2	6
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham	3	P8	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Brabham	3	P3	4

197415 races, 3 wins▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1974
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	1	P1	9
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	4	P9	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	2	Gearbox	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P1	9
German Grand Prix	Brabham	6	P3	4
British Grand Prix	Brabham	4	P6	1
French Grand Prix	Brabham	8	Handling	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	12	P12	0
Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Oil leak	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	8	Suspension	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	24	Engine	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	6	Spun off	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	4	P1	9
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P7	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Brabham	6	P7	0

197315 races▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1973
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	2	P3	4
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	4	P8	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	10	P6	1
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	5	P4	3
German Grand Prix	Brabham	6	Engine	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Brabham	5	Tyre	0
British Grand Prix	Brabham	8	P6	1
French Grand Prix	Brabham	8	P3	4
Swedish Grand Prix	Brabham	5	P4	3
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	19	Gearbox	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	7	Engine	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	15	Halfshaft	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	8	P7	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham	7	P11	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Brabham	9	Gearbox	0

197210 races▾

Carlos Reutemann race results in 1972
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Brabham	5	Engine	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Brabham	9	P4	3
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	11	Suspension	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	5	Injection	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham	6	Differential	0
British Grand Prix	Brabham	10	P8	0
French Grand Prix	Brabham	17	P12	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	9	P13	0
South African Grand Prix	Brabham	15	Fuel system	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Brabham	1	P7	0