Drivers/United Kingdom
Derek Warwick
- 1981–1993
- WAR
- Born 27 August 1954 in New Alresford
- Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick
- Starts147162 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums43% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps2
- Titles0best finish P7
Career numbers
- Avg grid position11.8
- Avg finish7.7
- Retirement rate54%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+281
- Points scored71
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak4
- TeamsToleman (1981–1983) · Renault (1984–1985) · Brabham (1986) · Arrows (1987–1989) · Lotus (1990) · Footwork (1993)
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
162 entries, 147 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entrySan Marino Grand Prix 1981DNQ · Toleman
- First startCaesars Palace Grand Prix 1981DNF · Toleman
- Last startAustralian Grand Prix 1993P10 · Footwork
All 162 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Cheever | 1987–1989 | 9:6 | 33:12 | −0.64% | 27 : 20 | Compare |
| Patrick Tambay | 1984–1985 | 3:4 | 16:14 | −0.02% | 28 : 22 | Compare |
| Aguri Suzuki | 1993 | 0:4 | 9:7 | −0.11% | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Bruno Giacomelli | 1983 | 4:0 | 11:3 | −0.76% | 9 : 1 | Compare |
| Martin Donnelly | 1990 | 4:1 | 7:6 | −0.04% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1986 | 0:2 | 3:7 | +0.31% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Teo Fabi | 1982 | 0:0 | 6:1 | −0.96% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Herbert | 1990 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| François Hesnault | 1985 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Philippe Streiff | 1984 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Derek Warwick 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 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 9 | 7.7 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 9 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Monaco | 8 | 4.5 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 8 | 9.7 | ||
| Estoril | 8 | 9.8 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 7 | 10.5 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 7 | 7 | ||
| Silverstone | 7 | 6.2 | ||
| Adelaide | 7 | 10 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 6 | 6.8 | ||
| Detroit | 6 | 10 | ||
| Hungaroring | 6 | 6.3 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | – | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 5 | 7.5 | ||
| Suzuka | 5 | 10 | ||
| Kyalami | 4 | 1 | 4.7 | |
| Zandvoort | 4 | 4 | ||
| Jerez | 4 | 9.5 | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | – | ||
| Zolder | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | – | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | 11 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | – | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 9 |