Drivers/Brazil
Carlos Pace
- 1972–1977
- PAC
- Born 6 October 1944 in São Paulo
- Died 18 March 1977
- José Carlos Pace
- Starts7273 entries
- Wins11% of starts
- Podiums68% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps5
- Titles0best finish P6
Career numbers
- Avg grid position10.6
- Avg finish7.7
- Retirement rate49%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+109
- Points scored58
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsMarch (1972) · Surtees (1973–1974) · Brabham (1974–1977)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
73 entries, 72 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entrySouth African Grand Prix 1972P17 · March
- First winBrazilian Grand Prix 1975P1 · Brabham
- Last startSouth African Grand Prix 1977P13 · Brabham
All 73 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Reutemann | 1974–1976 | 5:7 | 18:14 | −0.09% | 39 : 63 | Compare |
| Mike Hailwood | 1973 | 2:1 | 7:8 | +0.22% | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| Niki Lauda | 1972 | 1:2 | 9:2 | −1.29% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1972 | 1:2 | 3:8 | +1.07% | 3 : 11 | Compare |
| John Watson | 1974–1977 | 3:1 | 6:3 | −0.18% | 14 : 6 | Compare |
| Jochen Mass | 1973–1974 | 2:0 | 6:3 | −0.35% | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Beuttler | 1972 | 0:1 | 8:1 | −1.81% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Henri Pescarolo | 1972 | 2:1 | 4:3 | −0.54% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Larry Perkins | 1976 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −1.28% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Loris Kessel | 1976 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −3.21% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Rolf Stommelen | 1976 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 3 : 1 | Compare |
| Skip Barber | 1972 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Lella Lombardi | 1976 | 0:0 | 1:0 | −6.21% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Patrick Nève | 1976 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Luiz Bueno | 1973 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Egbert Wietzes | 1974 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Evans | 1976 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1973 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Leo Kinnunen | 1974 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Carlos Pace came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Carlos Pace | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Kyalami | 6 | 11.3 | ||
| Monaco | 5 | 1 | 9.7 | |
| Nürburgring | 5 | 6.7 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Monza | 5 | 5 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mosport | 4 | 10.5 | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anderstorp Raceway | 4 | 9 | ||
| Jarama | 3 | 8.3 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 | 8.5 | ||
| Zolder | 3 | 8 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 3 | 8.5 | ||
| Zandvoort | 3 | 6 | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 2 | 5 | ||
| Montjuïc | 2 | – | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 1 | 2 |