Graham Hill vs Jackie Oliver

1973·

Jackie Oliver out-qualified Graham Hill 10–2 at Shadow in 1973, but Graham Hill won the races 7–5. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Graham HillJackie Oliver

2Qualifying10

12 shared races

7Race day5

12 shared races

0Points4

in shared races, as awarded at the time

3Points (today’s rules)20

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/7
Best finish: P9/P3
Avg. grid: 20.5/18.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Graham Hill and Jackie Oliver
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Graham Hill	Jackie Oliver	Points
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	22/13	Brakes	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	23/22	P9	Accident	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	24/22	Suspension	P10	0 / 0
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	18/17	Ignition	Suspension	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	16/21	P10	Clutch	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	27/26	Chassis	Collision	0 / 0
10	10Dutch Grand Prix	17/10	Not classified	Accident	0 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	20/17	P13	P8	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	22/18	Suspension	Fuel system	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	22/19	P14	P11	0 / 0
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	17/14	P16	P3▲	0 / 4
15	15United States Grand Prix	18/22	P13	P15▼	0 / 0
	Average finish		P12.5	P9.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Graham Hill / Jackie Oliver.
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 and Jackie Oliver in other seasons

Other seasons in which Graham Hill and Jackie Oliver were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1968	Lotus-Ford	Graham Hill vs Jackie Oliver	8–0	5–3	27–6

Other Shadow battles in 1973

Other Shadow teammate battles in 1973
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
George Follmer vs Jackie Oliver	5–7	9–2	5–4
George Follmer vs Graham Hill	6–5	4–7	4–0

Graham Hill’s career Jackie Oliver’s career Shadow 1973 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.