Danny Ongais

1977–1978
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Born 21 May 1942 in Kahului
Died 26 February 2022
Ezekiel Ongais

Compare with another driver Season by season in the Explorer

Starts46 entries
Wins00% of starts
Podiums00% of starts
Pole positions00× started from P1
Fastest laps0
Titles0best finish –

Career numbers

Avg grid position23
Avg finish7
Retirement rate75%
Pole-to-win conversion–
Positions gained+15
Points scored0
Longest winning streak–
Longest podium streak–
Longest points-scoring streak–
TeamsPenske (1977) · Ensign (1978) · Shadow (1978)

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

WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Championship
1977	Penske	2			0	–
1978	Ensign, Shadow	2			0	–

Every race

6 entries, 4 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

First entryUnited States Grand Prix 1977DNF · Penske
Last startBrazilian Grand Prix 1978DNF · Ensign

All 6 races, season by season

Year	Race	Team	Grid	Result
1977	United States Grand Prix	Penske	26	DNF
	Canadian Grand Prix	Penske	22	P7
1978	Argentine Grand Prix	Ensign	21	DNF
	Brazilian Grand Prix	Ensign	23	DNF
	United States Grand Prix West	Shadow	–	DNPQ
	Dutch Grand Prix	Shadow	–	DNPQ

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
Lamberto Leoni	1978	0:0	1:0	–	0 : 0	Compare

Green: Danny Ongais 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.