Bruno Giacomelli vs Mario Andretti

1981·

Mario Andretti edged Bruno Giacomelli 8–7 in the races and 8–7 in qualifying at Alfa Romeo in 1981. Bruno Giacomelli scored 7 points to 3.

Bruno GiacomelliMario Andretti

7Qualifying8

15 shared races

7Race day8

15 shared races

7Points3

in shared races, as awarded at the time

35Points (today’s rules)33

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/8
Best finish: P3/P4
Avg. grid: 12.9/11.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Bruno Giacomelli and Mario Andretti
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Bruno Giacomelli	Mario Andretti	Points
1	1United States Grand Prix West	9/6	Collision	P4	0 / 3
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	6/9	Not classified	Collision	0 / 0
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	22/17	P10	P8	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	11/12	Collision	Gearbox	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	17/18	P9	P10	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	18/12	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
7	7Spanish Grand Prix	6/8	P10	P8	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	12/10	P15▼	P8	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	12/11	Transmission	Throttle	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	17/12	P15▼	P9	0 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	16/13	Heat shield fire	Engine	0 / 0
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	14/7	Tyre	Accident	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	10/13	P8	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	15/16	P4▲	P7	3 / 0
15	15Caesars Palace Grand Prix	8/10	P3▲	Suspension	4 / 0
	Average finish		P9.3	P7.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Bruno Giacomelli / 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.

Bruno Giacomelli’s career Mario Andretti’s career Alfa Romeo 1981 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.