Nationality: Argentina
Date of Birth/Death: 12 April 1942 / 7 July 2021
Drivers championships: 0
Grand Prix victories: 12
Races started: 146
Pole positions: 6
Teams:
Brabham 1972 - 1976,
Ferrari 1976 - 1978,
Lotus 1979,
Williams 1980 - 1982
Carlos Reutemann career
During his 10 years in Formula 1 Carol Reutemann's best season was second in the Drivers Championship and he was also 3rd three times.
Previous seasons
1982
Team: Williams
Position: 15
Points: 6
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 He retired after two races having finished second in South Africa.
1981
Team: Williams
Position: 2
Points: 49
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 2 This was Carlos Reuteman's best season in Formula 1 finishing second in the Drivers Championship with 2 race wins and 5 podium finishes.
1980
Team: Williams
Position: 3
Points: 42
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0 This was a consistent season with one race win and 7 podium finishes in the FW07.
1979
Team: Lotus
Position: 7
Points: 20
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 His one season at Lotus started well with 4 podiums in the first 7 races but then failed to score points during the rest of the season.
1978
Team: Ferrari
Position: 3
Points: 48
Race wins: 4
Pole positions: 2 His final season at Ferrari was his most successful with the updated Ferrari 312. He had 4 race wins and three 3rd places.
1977
Team: Ferrari
Position: 4
Points: 42
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0 His first full season at Ferrari was a good consistent season as he scored points in 11 races including winning in Brazil.
1976
Team: Brabham
Position: 16
Points: 3
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 Brabham changed engines to the Alfa-Romeo flat 12 but it proved unreliable and after a series of retirements Carlos Reutemann negotiated a move to Ferrari.
1975
Team: Brabham
Position: 3
Points: 37
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0 This was his most successful season with the Brabham team finishing 3rd in the Drivers championship with one race win and 5 podium finishes.
1974
Team: Brabham
Position: 6
Points: 32
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 1 This was an inconsistent season with several retirements but also three race wins which was still an improvement on the previous season. His first F1 race win was this season in South Africa.
1973
Team: Brabham
Position: 7
Points: 16
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This season was let down by several retirements though he did have two podium finishes.
1972
Team: Brabham
Position: 16
Points: 3
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 1 This was his first season in Formula having been signed by Bernie Ecclestone to drive for Brabham. He took pole position in his first race at his home grand prix in Argentina, but his only points finish was 4th in Canada.
