François Cevert vs Jackie Stewart

1972·

Jackie Stewart beat François Cevert 8–3 at Tyrrell in 1972, helped by 6 retirements for François Cevert. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

François CevertJackie Stewart

0Qualifying11

11 shared races

3Race day8

11 shared races

9Points45

in shared races, as awarded at the time

35Points (today’s rules)136

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/4
Podiums: 1/5
Poles: 0/2
Retirements: 6/3
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 10.6/3.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of François Cevert and Jackie Stewart
R	Grand Prix	Grid	François Cevert	Jackie Stewart	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	17/2	Gearbox	P1	0 / 9
2	2South African Grand Prix	8/1	P9	Gearbox	0 / 0
3	3Spanish Grand Prix	12/4	Ignition	Accident	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	12/8	Not classified	P4	0 / 3
6	6French Grand Prix	7/3	P4	P1	3 / 9
7	7British Grand Prix	12/4	Spun off	P2	0 / 6
8	8German Grand Prix	5/2	P10	P11▼	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	20/3	P9	P7	0 / 0
10	10Italian Grand Prix	14/3	Engine	Clutch	0 / 0
11	11Canadian Grand Prix	6/5	Gearbox	P1	0 / 9
12	12United States Grand Prix	4/1	P2▲	P1	6 / 9
	Average finish		P6.8	P3.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows François Cevert / Jackie Stewart.
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.

François Cevert and Jackie Stewart in other seasons

Other seasons in which François Cevert and Jackie Stewart were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1973	Tyrrell	François Cevert vs Jackie Stewart	4–10	5–9	47–71
1971	Tyrrell	François Cevert vs Jackie Stewart	1–10	3–8	26–62
1970	March	François Cevert vs Jackie Stewart	0–6	2–4	1–12

François Cevert’s career Jackie Stewart’s career Tyrrell 1972 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.