Cliff Allison vs Graham Hill

1958·

Cliff Allison beat Graham Hill 6–2 at Team Lotus in 1958, helped by 6 retirements for Graham Hill. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Cliff AllisonGraham Hill

4Qualifying4

8 shared races

6Race day2

8 shared races

3Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

36Points (today’s rules)8

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/6
Best finish: P4/P6
Avg. grid: 14.6/15.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Cliff Allison and Graham Hill
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Cliff Allison	Graham Hill	Points
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	13/15	P6	Halfshaft	0 / 0
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	11/13	P6	Overheating	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	12/15	P4	Engine	3 / 0
6	6French Grand Prix	20/19	Engine	Overheating	0 / 0
7	7British Grand Prix	5/14	Engine	Overheating	0 / 0
8	8German Grand Prix	24/22	P10	Oil pipe	0 / 0
10	10Italian Grand Prix	16/12	P7	P6▲	0 / 0
11	11Moroccan Grand Prix	16/12	P10	P16▼	0 / 0
	Average finish		P7.2	P11.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Cliff Allison / Graham Hill.
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.

Cliff Allison’s career Graham Hill’s career Team Lotus 1958 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.