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Clay Regazzoni was a Swiss former Formula One driver who last drove for Ensign-Ford in 1980.
He was born on September 5th 1939 in Mendrisio and passed away on December 15th 2006 at the age of 67. His first race was the 1970 Grand Prix of Netherlands where he drove for Ferrari. Regazzoni was active for 11 consecutive seasons between 1970 and 1980. In that period he scored 212 points in 131 races. During his career Regazzoni achieved 5 wins and 28 podiums. His last race was the the 1980 Grand Prix of USA West.
He was born on September 5th 1939 in Mendrisio and passed away on December 15th 2006 at the age of 67. His first race was the 1970 Grand Prix of Netherlands where he drove for Ferrari. Regazzoni was active for 11 consecutive seasons between 1970 and 1980. In that period he scored 212 points in 131 races. During his career Regazzoni achieved 5 wins and 28 podiums. His last race was the the 1980 Grand Prix of USA West.
| Name: | Clay Regazzoni |
| Nationality: |  Swiss |
| Birthday: | September 5th 1939 |
| Passed away: | December 15th 2006 (67) |
| Birthplace: | Mendrisio | Races: | 131 races |
| Total points: | 212 points |
| Wins: | 5 wins |
| Podiums: | 28 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 44 retirements |
| First race: |  1970 Netherlands |
| Last race: |  1980 USA West |
| First win: |  1970 Italy |
| Age first win: | 31 years, 1 day |
Clay Regazzoni by year
| All years | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 |
| 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 |
Overall stats: Clay Regazzoni
| #1 | Best Finish | Clay Regazzoni |  | 1 (5x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Clay Regazzoni | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Clay Regazzoni | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1975 | 3 | Kyalami | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1980 Ensign-Ford 1979 Williams-Ford 1978 Shadow-Ford 1977 Ensign-Ford 1976 Ferrari 1975 Ferrari 1974 Ferrari 1973 BRM 1972 Ferrari 1971 Ferrari 1970 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Clay Regazzoni
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #87 | Average race points | Clay Regazzoni | | 2.55 points | |
| #503 | Average race result | Clay Regazzoni | | 6 place | |
| #32 | Most points finishes | Clay Regazzoni | | 52 finishes | |
| #43 | Most avoidable retirements | Clay Regazzoni | | 16 retirements | |
| #88 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Clay Regazzoni | | 0.36 retirements | |
| #36 | Most race laps | Clay Regazzoni | | 6581 laps | |
| #40 | Most races | Clay Regazzoni | | 131 races | |
| #105 | Oldest driver | Clay Regazzoni | | 40 years, 6 months, 25 days | |
| #198 | Biggest gain in race | Clay Regazzoni | | 14 places gained | |
| #482 | Youngest driver | Clay Regazzoni | | 30 years, 9 months, 16 days | |
| #38 | Start from P1 | Clay Regazzoni | | 5 starts | |
| #56 | Most retirements | Clay Regazzoni | | 44 retirements | |
| #39 | Most points | Clay Regazzoni | | 212 points | |
| #30 | Most podiums | Clay Regazzoni | | 28 podiums | |
| #47 | Most wins | Clay Regazzoni | | 5 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 85 | Patrick Depailler | 2.61 |
| 86 | Vitaly Petrov | 2.59 |
| 87 | Clay Regazzoni | 2.55 |
| 88 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2.45 |
| 89 | Jacques Laffite | 2.43 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 501 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6.02 |
| 502 | Graham Hill | 6.01 |
| 503 | Clay Regazzoni | 6 |
| 503 | Peter Arundell | 6 |
| 503 | Neville Lederle | 6 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 30 | Jacques Villeneuve | 53 |
| 30 | Jody Scheckter | 53 |
| 32 | Clay Regazzoni | 52 |
| 33 | Eddie Irvine | 50 |
| 33 | Bruce McLaren | 50 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 41 | Mark Blundell | 16 |
| 41 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 16 |
| 41 | Clay Regazzoni | 16 |
| 44 | Adrian Sutil | 15 |
| 44 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 15 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 86 | Manfred Winkelhock | 0.37 |
| 87 | Robert Kubica | 0.36 |
| 87 | Clay Regazzoni | 0.36 |
| 89 | Ayrton Senna | 0.36 |
| 90 | Andrea Montermini | 0.36 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 34 | Eddie Irvine | 6846 |
| 35 | Rene Arnoux | 6611 |
| 36 | Clay Regazzoni | 6581 |
| 37 | Derek Warwick | 6376 |
| 38 | Denny Hulme | 6237 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 37 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 137 |
| 39 | Eddie Cheever | 132 |
| 40 | Clay Regazzoni | 131 |
| 41 | Mario Andretti | 128 |
| 42 | Jack Brabham | 126 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 103 | Chuck Stevenson | 40 years, 7 months, 15 days |
| 104 | Johnnie Tolan | 40 years, 7 months, 8 days |
| 105 | Clay Regazzoni | 40 years, 6 months, 25 days |
| 106 | Rudi Fischer | 40 years, 4 months, 19 days |
| 107 | Roberto Bonomi | 40 years, 4 months, 8 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 178 | Keke Rosberg | 14 |
| 178 | Siegfried Stohr | 14 |
| 178 | Clay Regazzoni | 14 |
| 178 | Rupert Keegan | 14 |
| 178 | Tom Pryce | 14 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 480 | Bernard Collomb | 30 years, 8 months, 25 days |
| 481 | Leo Kinnunen | 30 years, 9 months, 7 days |
| 482 | Clay Regazzoni | 30 years, 9 months, 16 days |
| 483 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 30 years, 9 months, 23 days |
| 484 | Brian Redman | 30 years, 9 months, 23 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 36 | Patrick Tambay | 5 |
| 36 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 36 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| 36 | Chris Amon | 5 |
| 40 | Jarno Trulli | 4 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 54 | Pedro de la Rosa | 44 |
| 54 | Teo Fabi | 44 |
| 54 | Clay Regazzoni | 44 |
| 54 | James Hunt | 44 |
| 58 | Kimi Raikkonen | 43 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 37 | Jacques Laffite | 228 |
| 38 | Nico Rosberg | 227.5 |
| 39 | Clay Regazzoni | 212 |
| 40 | Alan Jones | 206 |
| 40 | Ronnie Peterson | 206 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 28 | Jack Brabham | 31 |
| 29 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 30 |
| 30 | Clay Regazzoni | 28 |
| 31 | Ralf Schumacher | 27 |
| 31 | Bruce McLaren | 27 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 44 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 44 | John Watson | 5 |
| 44 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| 44 | Tony Brooks | 5 |
| 44 | Nino Farina | 5 |
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