Drivers/Switzerland
Clay Regazzoni
- 1970–1980
- REG
- Born 5 September 1939 in Mendrisio
- Died 15 December 2006
- Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni
- Starts132139 entries
- Wins54% of starts
- Podiums2821% of starts
- Pole positions55× started from P1
- Fastest laps15
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position8.6
- Avg finish6
- Retirement rate37%
- Pole-to-win conversion20%
- Positions gained+174
- Points scored212
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak5
- TeamsFerrari (1970–1972, 1974–1976) · BRM (1973) · Ensign (1977, 1980) · Shadow (1978) · Williams (1979)
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
139 entries, 132 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryDutch Grand Prix 1970P4 · Ferrari
- First winItalian Grand Prix 1970P1 · Ferrari
- Last winBritish Grand Prix 1979P1 · Williams
- Last startUnited States Grand Prix West 1980DNF · Ensign
All 139 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 1973–1976 | 10:19 | 11:45 | +0.43% | 103 : 172.5 | Compare |
| Jacky Ickx | 1970–1972 | 2:11 | 13:16 | +0.22% | 61 : 86 | Compare |
| Alan Jones | 1979 | 1:5 | 0:15 | +0.97% | 32 : 43 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1973 | 1:4 | 7:7 | −0.04% | 2 : 6 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1971–1972 | 1:3 | 8:2 | −0.48% | 19 : 16 | Compare |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1978 | 2:0 | 8:2 | −0.17% | 4 : 2 | Compare |
| Patrick Tambay | 1977 | 0:0 | 4:2 | −0.50% | 2 : 5 | Compare |
| Ignazio Giunti | 1970 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 15 : 0 | Compare |
| Arturo Merzario | 1972 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1976 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Clay Regazzoni 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Nürburgring | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Long Beach | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Silverstone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Watkins Glen | 10 | 9 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 9 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kyalami | 9 | 1 | 9.7 | |
| Zandvoort | 8 | 4 | 3.7 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| Monaco | 7 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 7 | 1 | 6.8 | |
| Jarama | 6 | 2 | 7.8 | |
| Zolder | 6 | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Anderstorp Raceway | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
| Paul Ricard | 5 | 12 | ||
| Mosport | 5 | 1 | 4.3 | |
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Montjuïc | 3 | 9 | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 3 | 1 | 5.3 | |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 2 | 4 | ||
| Fuji | 2 | 5 |