Gilles Villeneuve vs Carlos Reutemann

1978·

Carlos Reutemann edged Gilles Villeneuve 8–7 in the races and 11–5 in qualifying at Ferrari in 1978. Carlos Reutemann scored 48 points to 17.

Gilles VilleneuveCarlos Reutemann

5Qualifying11

16 shared races

7Race day8

16 shared races, 1 tied

17Points48

in shared races, as awarded at the time

77Points (today’s rules)162

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/4
Podiums: 2/7
Poles: 0/2
Retirements: 6/4
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 6.8/6.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Gilles Villeneuve and Carlos Reutemann
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Gilles Villeneuve	Carlos Reutemann	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	7/2	P8	P7	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	6/4	Spun off	P1▲	0 / 9
3	3South African Grand Prix	8/9	Oil leak	Spun off	0 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	2/1	Accident	P1▲	0 / 9
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	8/1	Accident	P8	0 / 0
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	4/2	P4	P3	3 / 4
7	7Spanish Grand Prix	5/3	P10	Accident	0 / 0
8	8Swedish Grand Prix	7/8	P9	P10▼	0 / 0
9	9French Grand Prix	9/8	P12▼	P18▼	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	13/8	Transmission	P1▲	0 / 9
11	11German Grand Prix	15/12	P8	Fuel system	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	11/12	P3	Disqualified	4 / 0
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	5/4	P6	P7	1 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	2/11	P7	P3	0 / 4
15	15United States Grand Prix	4/2	Engine	P1▲	0 / 9
16	16Canadian Grand Prix	3/11	P1▲	P3	9 / 4
	Average finish		P6.8	P5.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Gilles Villeneuve / Carlos Reutemann.
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.

Gilles Villeneuve’s career Carlos Reutemann’s career Ferrari 1978 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.