Paco Godia vs Bruce Halford

1957·

Paco Godia and Bruce Halford shared only 3 races at Maserati in 1957; they split the 3 Sundays 1–1. Full grid and finish comparison.

These two shared only 3 races, so treat this as an indicative comparison rather than a settled one.

Paco GodiaBruce Halford

1Qualifying2

3 shared races

1Race day1

3 shared races, 1 tied

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

2Points (today’s rules)0

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/2
Best finish: P9/P11
Avg. grid: 16/14.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Paco Godia and Bruce Halford
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Paco Godia	Bruce Halford	Points
6	6German Grand Prix	21/16	Steering	P11	0 / 0
7	7Pescara Grand Prix	12/14	Engine	Transmission	0 / 0
8	8Italian Grand Prix	15/14	P9	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.0	P11.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Paco Godia / Bruce Halford.
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.

Other Maserati battles in 1957

Other Maserati teammate battles in 1957
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Juan Fangio vs Harry Schell	7–0	7–0	46–10
Jean Behra vs Harry Schell	6–0	3–3	6–10
Jean Behra vs Juan Fangio	1–5	1–5	6–37
Giorgio Scarlatti vs Harry Schell	0–4	0–2	1–5
Carlos Menditeguy vs Harry Schell	2–2	1–3	4–5
Juan Fangio vs Giorgio Scarlatti	4–0	4–0	30–1
Juan Fangio vs Carlos Menditeguy	4–0	4–0	25–4
Horace Gould vs Bruce Halford	1–2	1–2	0–0
Jean Behra vs Giorgio Scarlatti	3–0	1–2	0–1
Jean Behra vs Carlos Menditeguy	3–0	3–0	6–4
Paco Godia vs Horace Gould	1–2	3–0	0–0

Paco Godia’s career Bruce Halford’s career Maserati 1957 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.