Alan Jones vs Carlos Reutemann

1981·

Carlos Reutemann edged Alan Jones 8–7 in the races and 10–5 in qualifying at Williams in 1981. Carlos Reutemann scored 49 points to 46.

Alan JonesCarlos Reutemann

5Qualifying10

15 shared races

7Race day8

15 shared races

46Points49

in shared races, as awarded at the time

149Points (today’s rules)162

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/2
Podiums: 6/7
Poles: 0/2
Retirements: 3/3
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 4.7/3.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Alan Jones	Carlos Reutemann	Points
1	1United States Grand Prix West	2/3	P1▲	P2	9 / 6
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	3/2	P2	P1	6 / 9
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	3/4	P4	P2	3 / 6
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	8/2	P12▼	P3	0 / 4
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	6/1	Accident	P1	0 / 9
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	7/4	P2	Gearbox	6 / 0
7	7Spanish Grand Prix	2/3	P7	P4	0 / 3
8	8French Grand Prix	9/7	P17▼	P10▼	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	7/9	Collision	P2	0 / 6
10	10German Grand Prix	4/3	P11▼	Engine	0 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	6/5	P4	P5	3 / 2
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	4/5	P3	Collision	4 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	5/2	P2	P3	6 / 4
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	3/2	Handling	P10▼	0 / 0
15	15Caesars Palace Grand Prix	2/1	P1▲	P8	9 / 0
	Average finish		P5.5	P4.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Alan Jones / Carlos Reutemann.
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 and Carlos Reutemann in other seasons

Other seasons in which Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1980	Williams	Alan Jones vs Carlos Reutemann	8–6	10–4	71–49

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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