Formula 1 driver · 1972–1979

Arturo Merzario

NationalityItaly ItalyCodeMEZNumber24Last teamMerzario
Starts56
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points11
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=47 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
21-26
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=28 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
10-18
avg finish delta when both classified
-3.4

Positions Gained

Medium
n=16 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
5.563
expectation adjusted
-0.401

Finishing

High
n=56 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
28.6%
teammate classification rate
43.9%
retirements
40

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
4.07

Team Points Share

Medium
n=10 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
11
team points
45
points per start
0.196

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Merzario19780–00–0
Tyrrell, Shadow1975–19770–10–1
March19770–00–0
March19770–00–0
March19771–01–0
March19771–00–1
March19773–11–1
March19773–00–3
March19770–00–0
March19770–00–0
March19770–00–0
March19770–00–0

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1979United States Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979Canadian Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979Italian Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979Dutch Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979Austrian Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979German Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979British Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979French Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979Belgian Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979Spanish Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify
1979United States Grand Prix WestMerzario—22DNF
1979South African Grand PrixMerzario——did_not_qualify

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1979Merzario2000034th
1978Merzario8000035th
1977March, Shadow5000041st
1976March, Wolf-Williams11000026th
1975Williams, Tyrrell, Fittipaldi5000031st
1974Iso Marlboro14000417th
1973Ferrari9000612th
1972Ferrari2000120th