1977 F1 Teammate Head to Head
Every 1977 Formula 1 teammate battle ranked: qualifying and race head to head, average qualifying gap and points split for 24 pairings. Most one-sided: James Hunt vs Emilio de Villota, 7–0 in qualifying.
1977 teammate rankings
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | James Hunt vs Emilio de Villota | 7–0 | +2.976s | 0–0 | 40–0 | 100% |
| 2 | McLaren | Jochen Mass vs Emilio de Villota | 7–0 | +2.268s | 2–0 | 25–0 | 100% |
| 3 | Hesketh | Rupert Keegan vs Hector Rebaque | 6–0 | +1.836s | 0–0 | 0–0 | 100% |
| 4 | McLaren | Jochen Mass vs Brett Lunger | 10–0 | +1.211s | 6–0 | 25–0 | 100% |
| 5 | McLaren | Brett Lunger vs Emilio de Villota | 6–0 | +1.044s | 2–0 | 0–0 | 100% |
| 6 | McLaren | James Hunt vs Brett Lunger | 10–0 | +2.200s | 3–1 | 40–0 | 93% |
| 7 | Lotus | Mario Andretti vs Gunnar Nilsson | 16–1 | +1.083s | 4–1 | 47–20 | 91% |
| 8 | McLaren | James Hunt vs Jochen Mass | 16–1 | +0.855s | 3–1 | 40–25 | 90% |
| 9 | March | Ian Scheckter vs Alex Ribeiro | 12–2 | +0.162s | 1–0 | 0–0 | 87% |
| 10 | Hesketh | Rupert Keegan vs Harald Ertl | 4–1 | +0.683s | 1–0 | 0–0 | 83% |
| 11 | March | Ian Scheckter vs Patrick Nève | 9–2 | +0.487s | 1–0 | 0–0 | 83% |
| 12 | Hesketh | Rupert Keegan vs Ian Ashley | 4–1 | +0.410s | 1–0 | 0–0 | 83% |
| 13 | March | Ian Scheckter vs Boy Lunger | 4–1 | −1.446s | – | – | 80% |
| 14 | Surtees | Vittorio Brambilla vs Hans Binder | 9–0 | +1.947s | 1–3 | 6–0 | 77% |
| 15 | Brabham | John Watson vs Hans-Joachim Stuck | 11–3 | +0.549s | 1–1 | 9–12 | 75% |
| 16 | Shadow | Alan Jones vs Riccardo Patrese | 6–3 | +0.076s | 3–0 | 22–1 | 75% |
| 17 | March | Arturo Merzario vs Alex Ribeiro | 5–2 | +0.526s | – | – | 71% |
| 18 | March | Alex Ribeiro vs Boy Lunger | 4–2 | +0.164s | – | – | 67% |
| 19 | March | Arturo Merzario vs Patrick Nève | 4–2 | +0.125s | – | – | 67% |
| 20 | Ferrari | Niki Lauda vs Carlos Reutemann | 8–7 | −0.005s | 8–1 | 72–42 | 67% |
| 21 | Ensign | Clay Regazzoni vs Patrick Tambay | 5–3 | +0.608s | 0–0 | 5–5 | 63% |
| 22 | March | Patrick Nève vs Alex Ribeiro | 7–4 | +0.247s | 0–1 | 0–0 | 58% |
| 23 | March | Arturo Merzario vs Ian Scheckter | 4–3 | +1.373s | – | – | 57% |
| 24 | Tyrrell | Patrick Depailler vs Ronnie Peterson | 9–8 | +0.182s | 1–2 | 20–7 | 50% |
Short pairings (fewer than 5 sessions)
The stronger driver of each pairing is listed first. Qualifying counts sessions where both set a time; races count Grands Prix where both were classified. The gap is the stronger driver's average qualifying advantage (negative when the teammate was faster on average).