Graham Hill vs Tim Schenken

1971·

Tim Schenken edged Graham Hill 6–4 in the races and 5–5 in qualifying at Brabham in 1971. Tim Schenken scored 5 points to 2.

Graham HillTim Schenken

5Qualifying5

10 shared races

4Race day6

10 shared races

2Points5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

19Points (today’s rules)26

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/4
Best finish: P5/P3
Avg. grid: 12.9/13.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Graham Hill and Tim Schenken
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Graham Hill	Tim Schenken	Points
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	10/21	Steering	P9	0 / 0
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	9/18	Accident	P10	0 / 0
4	4Dutch Grand Prix	16/19	P10	Suspension	0 / 0
5	5French Grand Prix	4/14	Oil pipe	P12	0 / 0
6	6British Grand Prix	22/7	Accident	P12	0 / 0
7	7German Grand Prix	13/9	P9	P6	0 / 1
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	8/7	P5	P3▲	2 / 4
9	9Italian Grand Prix	14/9	Gearbox	Suspension	0 / 0
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	15/17	Accident	Ignition	0 / 0
11	11United States Grand Prix	18/15	P7	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P7.8	P8.7

How to read this table

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

Graham Hill’s career Tim Schenken’s career Brabham 1971 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.