Harry Schell vs Maurice Trintignant

1953·

Maurice Trintignant beat Harry Schell 5–0 on race day and 3–2 in qualifying at Gordini in 1953. Maurice Trintignant scored 4 points to 0.

Harry SchellMaurice Trintignant

2Qualifying3

5 shared races

0Race day5

5 shared races

0Points4

in shared races, as awarded at the time

8Points (today’s rules)28

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/2
Best finish: P7/P5
Avg. grid: 13.2/11.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Harry Schell and Maurice Trintignant
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Harry Schell	Maurice Trintignant	Points
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	10/12	Transmission	P6	0 / 0
4	4Belgian Grand Prix	12/8	P7	P5	0 / 2
5	5French Grand Prix	20/23	Engine	Transmission	0 / 0
6	6British Grand Prix	9/8	Electrical	Axle	0 / 0
9	9Italian Grand Prix	15/8	P9	P5	0 / 2
	Average finish		P8.0	P5.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Harry Schell / Maurice Trintignant.
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.

Harry Schell and Maurice Trintignant in other seasons

Other seasons in which Harry Schell and Maurice Trintignant were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1956	Vanwall	Harry Schell vs Maurice Trintignant	4–0	3–1	3–0

Other Gordini battles in 1953

Other Gordini teammate battles in 1953
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jean Behra vs Harry Schell	1–4	4–1	0–0
Jean Behra vs Maurice Trintignant	1–3	2–2	0–2
Roberto Mieres vs Maurice Trintignant	0–3	0–3	0–2
Roberto Mieres vs Harry Schell	0–3	1–1	0–0

Harry Schell’s career Maurice Trintignant’s career Gordini 1953 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.