Pedro Rodríguez vs Jo Siffert

1971·

Pedro Rodríguez beat Jo Siffert 4–1 on race day and 4–1 in qualifying at BRM in 1971. Pedro Rodríguez scored 9 points to 4.

Pedro RodríguezJo Siffert

4Qualifying1

5 shared races

4Race day1

5 shared races

9Points4

in shared races, as awarded at the time

32Points (today’s rules)20

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/3
Best finish: P2/P4
Avg. grid: 5.4/8.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Pedro Rodríguez and Jo Siffert
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Pedro Rodríguez	Jo Siffert	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	10/12	Overheating	Overheating	0 / 0
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	5/15	P4	Gearbox	3 / 0
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	5/3	P9▼	Oil pipe	0 / 0
4	4Dutch Grand Prix	2/8	P2	P6	6 / 1
5	5French Grand Prix	5/6	Ignition	P4	0 / 3
	Average finish		P5.0	P5.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Pedro Rodríguez / Jo Siffert.
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.

Pedro Rodríguez and Jo Siffert in other seasons

Other seasons in which Pedro Rodríguez and Jo Siffert were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1967	Cooper-Maserati	Pedro Rodríguez vs Jo Siffert	1–2	2–1	3–0

Other BRM battles in 1971

Other BRM teammate battles in 1971
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Howden Ganley vs Jo Siffert	0–10	4–6	5–19
Howden Ganley vs Peter Gethin	4–0	1–3	5–9
Howden Ganley vs Helmut Marko	4–0	2–2	5–0
Howden Ganley vs Pedro Rodríguez	0–4	2–2	0–9
Peter Gethin vs Jo Siffert	0–4	1–3	9–15
Helmut Marko vs Jo Siffert	0–4	0–4	0–15

Pedro Rodríguez’s career Jo Siffert’s career BRM 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.