Elio de Angelis vs Jan Lammers

1979·

Elio de Angelis edged Jan Lammers 7–5 in the races and 7–5 in qualifying at Shadow in 1979. They finished level on 0 points.

Elio de AngelisJan Lammers

7Qualifying5

12 shared races

7Race day5

12 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

12Points (today’s rules)4

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/5
Best finish: P7/P9
Avg. grid: 20.1/20.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Elio de Angelis and Jan Lammers
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Elio de Angelis	Jan Lammers	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	16/21	P7	Transmission	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	20/21	P12	P14	0 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	15/21	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	20/14	P7	Suspension	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	22/24	Engine	P12	0 / 0
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	24/21	Accident	P10	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	24/21	P16▼	P18▼	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	12/21	P12	P11	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	21/20	P11	P10	0 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	22/23	Engine	Accident	0 / 0
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	22/23	Transmission	Gearbox	0 / 0
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	23/21	Ignition	P9	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.8	P12.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Elio de Angelis / Jan Lammers.
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.

Elio de Angelis’s career Jan Lammers’s career Shadow 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.