Alan Jones vs Clay Regazzoni

1979·

Alan Jones edged Clay Regazzoni 10–5 in the races and 15–0 in qualifying at Williams in 1979. Alan Jones scored 43 points to 32.

Alan JonesClay Regazzoni

15Qualifying0

15 shared races

10Race day5

15 shared races

43Points32

in shared races, as awarded at the time

131Points (today’s rules)112

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 4/1
Podiums: 5/5
Poles: 3/0
Retirements: 7/5
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 6.9/10.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Alan Jones	Clay Regazzoni	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	15/17	P9▼	P10▼	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	13/17	Fuel system	P15▼	0 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	19/22	Suspension	P9	0 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	10/15	P3	Engine	4 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	13/14	Gearbox	Engine	0 / 0
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	4/8	Electrical	Accident	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	9/16	Steering	P2	0 / 6
8	8French Grand Prix	7/9	P4	P6	3 / 1
9	9British Grand Prix	1/4	Water pump	P1▲	0 / 9
10	10German Grand Prix	2/6	P1	P2	9 / 6
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	2/6	P1	P5	9 / 2
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	2/3	P1	Accident	9 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	4/6	P9▼	P3	0 / 4
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	1/3	P1	P3	9 / 4
15	15United States Grand Prix	1/5	Wheel	Accident	0 / 0
	Average finish		P3.6	P5.6

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Alan Jones / Clay Regazzoni.
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.

Alan Jones’s career Clay Regazzoni’s career Williams 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.