Clay Regazzoni

Clay Regazzoni is a Swiss Formula 1 driver with 130 race starts from 1970 to 1980, 5 wins, 5 pole positions, 28 podiums and 212 championship points.

Regazzoni's first start was the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix for Ferrari, from 6th on the grid, finishing 4th. The first win came at the 1970 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, in the 5th start, from 3rd on the grid. The most recent of the 5 wins was the 1979 British Grand Prix. The best season was 1974: 2nd in the championship with 52 points, 1 win and 7 podiums, for Ferrari. The longest team-mate pairing was with Niki Lauda, 54 races: Regazzoni finished ahead 21 times to 25 when both were classified, and out-qualified Lauda 12 times to 42. 46 of the 130 starts ended in a retirement (35%).

Nationality

Swiss

Born

5 Sept 1939

Active

1970 to 1980, 11 seasons

Teams

Ferrari, BRM, Ensign, Shadow, Williams

First win: 1970 Italian Grand Prix. Most recent win: 1979 British Grand Prix. Win rate 3.8% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Niki Lauda, Jacky Ickx, Alan Jones, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Mario Andretti, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Patrick Tambay. Or anyone else.

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