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Danny Ongais

1977–1978 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts4
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points0
Titles0

By circuit type

Qualifying and race results across different circuit types.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career
Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0 / 0
low-downforceUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0 / 0
mixedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable70 / 1
How this is calculated

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 7. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

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

At a glance

Career milestones, results and team history.

Best finish / grid7 / 21
DNF rate75.0%
Average grid → finish23 → 7
Positions gained / race15
First raceUnited States Grand Prix 1977 · 1977-10-02
Latest raceBrazilian Grand Prix 1978 · 1978-01-29
TEAM HISTORYPenskeEnsign
How this is calculated

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Nelson Piquet (1978, 0 rounds); Brett Lunger (1978, 0 rounds); Lamberto Leoni (1978, 2 rounds); Jacky Ickx (1978, 0 rounds); Harald Ertl (1978, 0 rounds); Derek Daly (1978, 0 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jarier (1977, 0 rounds); Hans Binder (1977, 0 rounds).

3 non-finishes: 1 mechanical, 1 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 1 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

Championship results and teammate comparisons across each season.

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
1978 ↗NC20—0
1977 ↗NC20—0
How this is calculated

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

Historical finishing rates

Season finishing rates, qualifying and recent results.

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Season
Circuit type
Window
Danny OngaisEnsignSmall sample: fewer than 5 starts20.0% (0/2)0.0% (0/2)0.0% (0/2)0.0% (0/2)100.0% (2/2)—22.00——
DNFDNF———
How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Every race 4 RESULT ROWS

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19782 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1978 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianDanny OngaisEnsign2313Brakes0
1978 · ROUND 1ArgentineRETArgentineDanny OngaisEnsign2135Distributor0
19772 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1977 · ROUND 16Canadian7CanadianDanny OngaisPenske2278+2 Laps0
1977 · ROUND 15United StatesRETUnited StatesDanny OngaisPenske266Accident0

Data coverage

The seasons represented in these career statistics.

How this is calculated

1966–2026 · 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.