Jean-Pierre Beltoise vs Henri Pescarolo

1970·

Jean-Pierre Beltoise out-qualified Henri Pescarolo 9–4 at Matra in 1970, but Henri Pescarolo won the races 7–6. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Jean-Pierre BeltoiseHenri Pescarolo

9Qualifying4

13 shared races

6Race day7

13 shared races

16Points8

in shared races, as awarded at the time

74Points (today’s rules)63

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 2/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/3
Best finish: P3/P3
Avg. grid: 10/10.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Henri Pescarolo	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	8/18	P4	P7	3 / 0
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	4/9	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	6/7	Differential	P3▲	0 / 4
4	4Belgian Grand Prix	11/17	P3	P6	4 / 1
5	5Dutch Grand Prix	10/13	P5	P8	2 / 0
6	6French Grand Prix	2/8	P13▼	P5	0 / 2
7	7British Grand Prix	10/12	Wheel	Accident	0 / 0
8	8German Grand Prix	21/5	Suspension	P6	0 / 1
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	7/13	P6	P14▼	1 / 0
10	10Italian Grand Prix	14/5	P3	Engine	4 / 0
11	11Canadian Grand Prix	13/8	P8	P7	0 / 0
12	12United States Grand Prix	18/12	Handling	P8	0 / 0
13	13Mexican Grand Prix	6/11	P5	P9	2 / 0
	Average finish		P5.9	P7.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jean-Pierre Beltoise / Henri Pescarolo.
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.

Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo in other seasons

Other seasons in which Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1974	BRM	Jean-Pierre Beltoise vs Henri Pescarolo	12–0	8–4	10–0

Jean-Pierre Beltoise’s career Henri Pescarolo’s career Matra 1970 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.