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1980 / DRIVER DOSSIER / Brazilian

EmersonFittipaldi

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CHAMPIONSHIPP15
POINTS5
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS1

The season in numbers.

14 STARTS
BEST FINISHP3
AVERAGE GRID19.9
AVERAGE FINISH14.5
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: +76

+696 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH7
FINISH RATE42.9%
PODIUM RATE7.1%
RACE POINTS / START0.4Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Argentine13 Jan24R+130Not classified
ROUND 2Brazilian27 Jan1915+40+2 Laps
ROUND 3South African1 Mar188+100+1 Lap
ROUND 4United States Grand Prix West30 Mar243+214Finished
ROUND 5Belgian4 May24R+50Electrical
ROUND 6Monaco18 May186+121+2 Laps
ROUND 7French29 Jun24R+110Engine
ROUND 8British13 Jul2212+100+4 Laps
ROUND 9German10 Aug12R-100Brakes
ROUND 10Austrian17 Aug2311+120+1 Lap
ROUND 11Dutch31 Aug21R+10Brakes
ROUND 12Italian14 Sept15R-60Accident
ROUND 13Canadian28 Sept16R-40Gearbox
ROUND 14United States5 Oct19R-30Suspension
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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