- Starts7678 entries
- Wins11% of starts
- Podiums912% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps2
- Titles0best finish P6
Career numbers
- Avg grid position12.4
- Avg finish6.8
- Retirement rate59%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+113
- Points scored65
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsMinardi (1986–1987) · Benetton (1988–1990)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
78 entries, 76 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBrazilian Grand Prix 1986DNF · Minardi
- First winJapanese Grand Prix 1989P1 · Benetton
- Last startSpanish Grand Prix 1990P3 · Benetton
All 78 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Boutsen | 1988 | 2:4 | 8:8 | −0.05% | 12 : 27 | Compare |
| Nelson Piquet | 1990 | 3:5 | 5:9 | +0.44% | 21 : 26 | Compare |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 1986 | 0:1 | 7:7 | −0.03% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Adrián Campos | 1987 | 0:0 | 15:0 | −2.10% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Emanuele Pirro | 1989 | 3:0 | 9:1 | −1.30% | 24 : 2 | Compare |
| Johnny Herbert | 1989 | 3:1 | 4:1 | −1.46% | 8 : 5 | Compare |
Green: Alessandro Nannini came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jerez | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 5 | 11 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Hungaroring | 5 | 11 | ||
| Monza | 5 | 11 | ||
| Estoril | 5 | 7 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 5 | 7.3 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 4 | 6 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 4 | – | ||
| Adelaide | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Monaco | 4 | 8 | ||
| Silverstone | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| Detroit | 3 | – | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 | – | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 11 |