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Drivers & teams

The only fair comparison in Formula 1 is with the driver in the same car. Head-to-heads count rounds where both teammates took part.

Teammate battles

McLaren

PRO ProstSenna SEN
2Qualifying14
6Race8
81Points60

16 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.4 places to SEN

Williams

PAT PatreseBoutsen BOU
12Qualifying4
6Race8
40Points37

16 shared rounds · avg quali gap 1.8 places to PAT

Ferrari

MAN MansellBerger BER
7Qualifying7
6Race2
38Points21

14 shared rounds · avg quali gap 0.4 places to MAN

Benetton

NAN NanniniPirro PIR
9Qualifying1
5Race2
32Points2

10 shared rounds · avg quali gap 8.8 places to NAN · also drove: HER

Tyrrell

ALE AlesiPalmer PAL
5Qualifying2
5Race0
8Points2

7 shared rounds · avg quali gap 3.1 places to ALE · also drove: ALB, HER

Lotus

PIQ PiquetNakajima NAK
11Qualifying2
7Race4
12Points3

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 5.1 places to PIQ

Arrows

WAR WarwickCheever CHE
12Qualifying1
6Race4
7Points6

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 8.0 places to WAR

Dallara

DEC De CesarisCaffi CAF
4Qualifying9
5Race6
4Points4

13 shared rounds · avg quali gap 2.5 places to CAF

Brabham

MOD ModenaBrundle BRU
7Qualifying6
3Race5
4Points4

14 shared rounds · avg quali gap 2.5 places to MOD

Minardi

MAR MartiniPérez-Sala PER
11Qualifying0
4Race0
5Points1

11 shared rounds · avg quali gap 9.4 places to MAR

Ligier

ARN ArnouxGrouillard GRO
1Qualifying6
3Race3
2Points1

7 shared rounds · avg quali gap 3.9 places to GRO

Lola

ALB AlboretoAlliot ALL
0Qualifying4
0Race2
0Points1

4 shared rounds · avg quali gap 8.0 places to ALL

Driver statistics

#DriverStartsPtsPts / raceAvg qualiBest qualiAvg finishIn pointsPlaces gainedFastest lapsDNF
1PROAlain Prost16764.82.6P12.213+853
2SENAyrton Senna16603.81.2P12.97-1537
3PATRiccardo Patrese16402.55.4P14.29+2216
4MANNigel Mansell15382.54.7P32.06+2139
5BOUThierry Boutsen16372.37.3P34.58+196
6NANAlessandro Nannini16322.08.8P34.08+497
7BERGerhard Berger15211.44.8P21.73+1112
8PIQNelson Piquet15120.815.0P76.35+687
9ALEJean Alesi881.013.9P96.43+243
10WARDerek Warwick1570.514.1P67.05+607
11ALBMichele Alboreto1060.617.6P77.32+316
12CHEEddie Cheever1460.421.9P167.32+1146
13JOHStefan Johansson860.818.3P125.32+245
14HERJohnny Herbert650.819.3P109.82+511
15MARPierluigi Martini1550.312.3P36.83+209
16GUGMaurício Gugelmin1540.316.1P66.81+46110
17MODStefano Modena1640.311.3P79.21-211
18DECAndrea De Cesaris1540.315.5P99.11+516
19CAFAlex Caffi1440.313.4P38.12+267
20BRUMartin Brundle1440.313.3P47.73+327
21DANChristian Danner430.822.3P179.51+51
22NAKSatoru Nakajima1330.219.5P127.41+6718
23ARNRené Arnoux920.222.0P1710.71+733
24PIREmanuele Pirro1020.216.7P98.61+585
25PALJonathan Palmer1520.118.1P99.32+8316
26TARGabriele Tarquini610.219.7P137.01+383
27GROOlivier Grouillard1210.119.1P108.61+577
28PERLuis Pérez-Sala1210.120.0P910.31+348
29ALLPhilippe Alliot1510.113.5P510.81+1611

Places gained = grid minus finish, summed over finished races (pit-lane starts excluded). Points include sprints.

Team points split

McLaren
141 · 10 DNFWilliams
77 · 12 DNFFerrari
59 · 21 DNFBenetton
39 · 12 DNFTyrrell
16 · 12 DNFLotus
15 · 15 DNFArrows
13 · 13 DNFDallara
8 · 13 DNFBrabham
8 · 18 DNFOnyx
6 · 5 DNFMinardi
6 · 17 DNFMarch
4 · 10 DNFRial
3 · 0 DNFLigier
3 · 10 DNFAGS
1 · 3 DNFLola
1 · 15 DNF

Solid = lead driver, striped = teammate (and any stand-ins). DNF counts both cars.

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