Pedro de la Rosa vs Toranosuke Takagi

1999·

Toranosuke Takagi out-qualified Pedro de la Rosa 8–7 at Arrows in 1999, but Pedro de la Rosa won the races 10–5. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Pedro de la RosaToranosuke Takagi

7Qualifying8

15 shared races

10Race day5

15 shared races

1Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

8Points (today’s rules)10

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 10/11
Best finish: P6/P7
Avg. grid: 20/19.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Pedro de la Rosa and Toranosuke Takagi
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Pedro de la Rosa	Toranosuke Takagi	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	18/17	P6▲	P7	1 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	17/19	Hydraulics	P8	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	18/20	Spun off	Fuel pressure	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	21/19	Gearbox	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	19/20	P11	P12	0 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	20/19	Transmission	Transmission	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	21/22	P11	Disqualified	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	20/19	Gearbox	P16▼	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	21/20	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	20/22	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	20/21	P15	Transmission	0 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	22/19	Transmission	Clutch	0 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	22/21	Gearbox	Spun off	0 / 0
15	15Malaysian Grand Prix	20/22	Engine	Transmission	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	21/19	P13	Gearbox	0 / 0
	Average finish		P11.2	P10.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Pedro de la Rosa / Toranosuke Takagi.
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.

Pedro de la Rosa’s career Toranosuke Takagi’s career Arrows 1999 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.