- Starts108109 entries
- Wins22% of starts
- Podiums98% of starts
- Pole positions33× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P3
Career numbers
- Avg grid position11.1
- Avg finish5.8
- Retirement rate45%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+239
- Points scored122
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak8
- TeamsShadow (1979) · Lotus (1980–1985) · Brabham (1986)
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
109 entries, 108 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryArgentine Grand Prix 1979P7 · Shadow
- First winAustrian Grand Prix 1982P1 · Lotus
- Last winSan Marino Grand Prix 1985P1 · Lotus
- Last startMonaco Grand Prix 1986DNF · Brabham
All 109 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Mansell | 1980–1984 | 8:4 | 43:16 | −0.60% | 74 : 38 | Compare |
| Ayrton Senna | 1985 | 2:5 | 3:13 | +1.35% | 33 : 38 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1980 | 1:2 | 8:6 | −0.26% | 13 : 1 | Compare |
| Jan Lammers | 1979 | 2:2 | 7:5 | −0.46% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1986 | 0:0 | 0:4 | +1.49% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Geoffrey Lees | 1982 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Elio de Angelis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Ring | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Zandvoort | 7 | 4.7 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 7 | 5.8 | ||
| Monaco | 7 | 1 | 5.5 | |
| Kyalami | 6 | 7.5 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 6 | 11.3 | ||
| Monza | 6 | 5 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 6 | 2 | 4.8 | |
| Long Beach | 5 | 6 | ||
| Zolder | 5 | 6 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 4 | 8.3 | ||
| Silverstone | 4 | 12 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 3 | 6.5 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Jarama | 2 | 5 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 2 | 4 | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | – | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 2 | 9 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | – | ||
| Estoril | 2 | 4.5 |