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Derek Daly

1978–1982 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts49
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points15
Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailable+3.04Unavailable5.50 / 2
low-downforceUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100 / 1
mixedUnavailable-0.2Unavailable8.740 / 23

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 8.54. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid4 / 7
DNF rate51.0%
Average grid → finish17.028.54
Positions gained / race7.69
First raceBritish Grand Prix 1978 · 1978-07-16
Latest raceCaesars Palace Grand Prix 1982 · 1982-09-25

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Geoff Lees (1982, 0 rounds); Jan Lammers (1982, 0 rounds); Tommy Byrne (1982, 0 rounds); Carlos Reutemann (1982, 0 rounds); Mario Andretti (1982, 0 rounds); Eliseo Salazar (1981, 0 rounds); Mike Thackwell (1980, 1 rounds); Marc Surer (1979, 0 rounds); Patrick Gaillard (1979, 0 rounds); Geoff Lees (1979, 0 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jarier (1979, 2 rounds); Nelson Piquet (1978, 0 rounds); Danny Ongais (1978, 0 rounds); Lamberto Leoni (1978, 0 rounds); Jacky Ickx (1978, 0 rounds); Harald Ertl (1978, 1 rounds).

25 non-finishes: 13 mechanical, 11 accident/collision, 1 disqualified, 0 other. Reliability exposure: 0 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
198213150
Keke RosbergQ — · R 0–5
8
1981NC800
198012140
Jean-Pierre JarierQ — · R 3–2
6
1979NC60
Didier PironiQ — · R 0–1
0
19782060
Brett Lunger· 1 rounds
1

H2H reads Daly–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 49 RESULT ROWS

198215 starts · 0 wins8 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1982 · ROUND 16Caesars Palace6Caesars PalaceDerek DalyWilliams1474+1 Lap1
1982 · ROUND 15ItalianRETItalianDerek DalyWilliams130Collision0
1982 · ROUND 14Swiss9SwissDerek DalyWilliams779+1 Lap0
1982 · ROUND 13AustrianRETAustrianDerek DalyWilliams90Collision0
1982 · ROUND 12GermanRETGermanDerek DalyWilliams1925Engine0
1982 · ROUND 11French7FrenchDerek DalyWilliams1153+1 Lap0
1982 · ROUND 10British5BritishDerek DalyWilliams1076+41.4302
1982 · ROUND 9Dutch5DutchDerek DalyWilliams1271+1 Lap2
1982 · ROUND 8Canadian7CanadianDerek DalyWilliams1368Out of fuel0
1982 · ROUND 7Detroit5DetroitDerek DalyWilliams1262+1:23.7572
1982 · ROUND 6Monaco6MonacoDerek DalyWilliams874Gearbox1
1982 · ROUND 5BelgianRETBelgianDerek DalyWilliams1360Spun off0
1982 · ROUND 3United States WestRETUnited States WestDerek DalyTheodore2223Spun off0
1982 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianDerek DalyTheodore2012Spun off0
1982 · ROUND 1South African14South AfricanDerek DalyTheodore2473+4 Laps0
19818 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1981 · ROUND 14Canadian8CanadianDerek DalyMarch2061+2 Laps0
1981 · ROUND 13ItalianRETItalianDerek DalyMarch1936Gearbox0
1981 · ROUND 12DutchRETDutchDerek DalyMarch195Suspension0
1981 · ROUND 11Austrian11AustrianDerek DalyMarch1947+6 Laps0
1981 · ROUND 10GermanRETGermanDerek DalyMarch2115Suspension0
1981 · ROUND 9British7BritishDerek DalyMarch1766+2 Laps0
1981 · ROUND 8FrenchRETFrenchDerek DalyMarch2055Engine0
1981 · ROUND 7Spanish16SpanishDerek DalyMarch2275+5 Laps0
198014 starts · 0 wins6 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1980 · ROUND 14United StatesRETUnited StatesDerek DalyTyrrell213Spun off0
1980 · ROUND 13CanadianRETCanadianDerek DalyTyrrell200Accident0
1980 · ROUND 12ItalianRETItalianDerek DalyTyrrell2233Accident0
1980 · ROUND 11DutchRETDutchDerek DalyTyrrell2360Brakes0
1980 · ROUND 10AustrianRETAustrianDerek DalyTyrrell1012Brakes0
1980 · ROUND 9German10GermanDerek DalyTyrrell2244+1 Lap0
1980 · ROUND 8British4BritishDerek DalyTyrrell1075+1 Lap3
1980 · ROUND 7French11FrenchDerek DalyTyrrell2052+2 Laps0
1980 · ROUND 6MonacoRETMonacoDerek DalyTyrrell120Accident0
1980 · ROUND 5Belgian9BelgianDerek DalyTyrrell1170+2 Laps0
1980 · ROUND 4United States West8United States WestDerek DalyTyrrell1479+1 Lap0
1980 · ROUND 3South AfricanRETSouth AfricanDerek DalyTyrrell1661Puncture0
1980 · ROUND 2Brazilian14BrazilianDerek DalyTyrrell2438+2 Laps0
1980 · ROUND 1Argentine4ArgentineDerek DalyTyrrell2253+1:23.4803
19796 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1979 · ROUND 15United StatesRETUnited StatesDerek DalyTyrrell1552Spun off0
1979 · ROUND 14CanadianRETCanadianDerek DalyTyrrell2428Engine0
1979 · ROUND 11Austrian8AustrianDerek DalyTyrrell1153+1 Lap0
1979 · ROUND 4United States WestRETUnited States WestDerek DalyEnsign2469Accident0
1979 · ROUND 2Brazilian13BrazilianDerek DalyEnsign2339+1 Lap0
1979 · ROUND 1Argentine11ArgentineDerek DalyEnsign2451+2 Laps0
19786 starts · 0 wins1 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1978 · ROUND 16Canadian6CanadianDerek DalyEnsign1570+54.4761
1978 · ROUND 15United States8United StatesDerek DalyEnsign1958+1 Lap0
1978 · ROUND 14Italian10ItalianDerek DalyEnsign1840+1:09.1100
1978 · ROUND 13DutchRETDutchDerek DalyEnsign1610Transmission0
1978 · ROUND 12AustrianDAustrianDerek DalyEnsign1941Disqualified0
1978 · ROUND 10BritishRETBritishDerek DalyEnsign1530Wheel0

19662026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.