- Starts6982 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums11% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P15
Career numbers
- Avg grid position12.5
- Avg finish9.4
- Retirement rate59%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+145
- Points scored14
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsMcLaren (1977–1978) · Alfa Romeo (1979–1982) · Toleman (1983) · Life (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
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1978 | McLaren | 5 | 0 | – | ||
| 1979 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 0 | – | ||
| 1980 | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 4 | P18 | ||
| 1981 | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 1 | 7 | P15 | |
| 1982 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 2 | P22 | ||
| 1983 | Toleman | 14 | 1 | P19 | ||
| 1990 | Life | 0 | 0 | – |
Every race
82 entries, 69 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryItalian Grand Prix 1977DNF · McLaren
- Last startSouth African Grand Prix 1983DNF · Toleman
All 82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Andretti | 1981 | 2:4 | 7:8 | +0.10% | 7 : 3 | Compare |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 1980–1982 | 1:2 | 8:10 | +0.18% | 2 : 5 | Compare |
| Derek Warwick | 1983 | 0:4 | 3:11 | +0.76% | 1 : 9 | Compare |
| Patrick Depailler | 1980 | 0:0 | 4:4 | −0.01% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Brett Lunger | 1977–1978 | 1:1 | 6:0 | −0.23% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| James Hunt | 1977–1978 | 0:0 | 0:6 | +2.07% | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Patrick Tambay | 1978 | 0:2 | 1:3 | +0.87% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Nelson Piquet | 1978 | 0:1 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Vittorio Brambilla | 1979–1980 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −0.96% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jochen Mass | 1977 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
Green: Bruno Giacomelli 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 6 | 9.7 | ||
| Zolder | 5 | 8.5 | ||
| Zandvoort | 5 | 12 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 11 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 6.7 | ||
| Long Beach | 4 | – | ||
| Hockenheimring | 4 | 8.3 | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 4 | – | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 4 | – | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 4 | 4 | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 3 | 14.7 | ||
| Kyalami | 3 | 11 | ||
| Monaco | 3 | – | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 3 | – | ||
| Watkins Glen | 2 | – | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 | 7.5 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | – | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 9 |