Elio de Angelis vs Mario Andretti

1980·

Elio de Angelis and Mario Andretti finished level 7–7 on race day at Team Lotus in 1980. Elio de Angelis took qualifying 8–6. Elio de Angelis scored 13 points to 1.

Elio de AngelisMario Andretti

8Qualifying6

14 shared races

7Race day7

14 shared races

13Points1

in shared races, as awarded at the time

54Points (today’s rules)24

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/9
Best finish: P2/P6
Avg. grid: 11.9/12.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Elio de Angelis and Mario Andretti
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Elio de Angelis	Mario Andretti	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	5/6	Suspension	Fuel system	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	7/11	P2▲	Spun off	6 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	14/15	Spun off	P12▼	0 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	20/15	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	8/17	P10	Gearbox	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	14/19	P9	P7	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	14/12	Clutch	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	14/9	Suspension	Gearbox	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	11/9	P16▼	P7	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	9/17	P6	Engine	1 / 0
11	11Dutch Grand Prix	11/10	Accident	P8	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	18/10	P4	Engine	3 / 0
13	13Canadian Grand Prix	17/18	P10	Engine	0 / 0
14	14United States Grand Prix	4/11	P4	P6	3 / 1
	Average finish		P7.6	P8.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Elio de Angelis / Mario Andretti.
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 Mario Andretti’s career Team Lotus 1980 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.