Alberto Ascari vs Piero Taruffi

1951·

Alberto Ascari beat Piero Taruffi 4–1 on race day and 4–1 in qualifying at Ferrari in 1951. Alberto Ascari scored 25 points to 10.

Alberto AscariPiero Taruffi

4Qualifying1

5 shared races

4Race day1

5 shared races

25Points10

in shared races, as awarded at the time

88Points (today’s rules)38

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/0
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 2/0
Retirements: 0/2
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 3.2/6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Alberto Ascari and Piero Taruffi
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Alberto Ascari	Piero Taruffi	Points
1	1Swiss Grand Prix	7/6	P6	P2	0 / 6
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	4/5	P2	Transmission	6 / 0
6	6German Grand Prix	1/6	P1	P5	8 / 2
7	7Italian Grand Prix	3/6	P1	P5	8 / 2
8	8Spanish Grand Prix	1/7	P4	Wheel	3 / 0
	Average finish		P2.8	P4.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Alberto Ascari / Piero Taruffi.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Alberto Ascari and Piero Taruffi in other seasons

Other seasons in which Alberto Ascari and Piero Taruffi were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1952	Ferrari	Alberto Ascari vs Piero Taruffi	5–0	5–0	44.5–13

Other Ferrari battles in 1951

Other Ferrari teammate battles in 1951
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Alberto Ascari vs Luigi Villoresi	5–2	6–1	28–18
José Froilán González vs Luigi Villoresi	4–1	5–0	27–14
Piero Taruffi vs Luigi Villoresi	0–5	1–4	10–10
Alberto Ascari vs José Froilán González	4–1	2–2	22–27
José Froilán González vs Piero Taruffi	3–0	3–0	16–4

Alberto Ascari’s career Piero Taruffi’s career Ferrari 1951 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.