Jochen Mass vs Riccardo Patrese

1979·

Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese finished level 6–6 on race day at Arrows in 1979. Riccardo Patrese took qualifying 9–3. Jochen Mass scored 3 points to 2.

Jochen MassRiccardo Patrese

3Qualifying9

12 shared races

6Race day6

12 shared races

3Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

36Points (today’s rules)13

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/6
Best finish: P6/P5
Avg. grid: 18.2/16.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jochen Mass	Riccardo Patrese	Points
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	19/16	P7	P9	0 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	20/16	P12	P11	0 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	13/9	P9	Brakes	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	17/16	P8	P10	0 / 0
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	22/16	Spun off	P5▲	0 / 2
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	8/15	P6	Suspension	1 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	22/19	P15▼	P14	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	20/19	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	18/19	P6	Tyre	1 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	20/13	Engine	Suspension	0 / 0
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	18/19	P6	Brakes	1 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	21/17	Suspension	P13	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.6	P10.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jochen Mass / Riccardo Patrese.
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.

Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese in other seasons

Other seasons in which Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1980	Arrows	Jochen Mass vs Riccardo Patrese	2–9	5–6	4–7

Jochen Mass’s career Riccardo Patrese’s career Arrows 1979 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.