- Starts210
- Wins105% of starts
- Podiums4823% of starts
- Pole positions1212× started from P1
- Fastest laps21
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles0best finish P3
Career numbers
- Avg grid position6.3
- Avg finish5
- Retirement rate41%
- Pole-to-win conversion42%
- Positions gained+153
- Points scored385
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak6
- TeamsATS (1984) · Arrows (1985) · Benetton (1986, 1996–1997) · Ferrari (1987–1989, 1993–1995) · McLaren (1990–1992)
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
210 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustrian Grand Prix 1984P12 · ATS
- First winMexican Grand Prix 1986P1 · Benetton
- Last winGerman Grand Prix 1997P1 · Benetton
- Last startEuropean Grand Prix 1997P4 · Benetton
All 210 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Alesi | 1993–1997 | 14:14 | 35:42 | +0.05% | 126 : 151 | Compare |
| Ayrton Senna | 1990–1992 | 7:18 | 8:40 | +0.68% | 135 : 224 | Compare |
| Michele Alboreto | 1987–1988 | 11:2 | 28:4 | −0.92% | 77 : 41 | Compare |
| Thierry Boutsen | 1985 | 2:4 | 4:12 | +0.43% | 3 : 11 | Compare |
| Teo Fabi | 1986 | 1:2 | 13:3 | −0.53% | 17 : 2 | Compare |
| Nigel Mansell | 1989 | 0:0 | 7:7 | +0.21% | 15 : 38 | Compare |
| Nicola Larini | 1994 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 6 : 6 | Compare |
Green: Gerhard Berger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockenheimring | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Adelaide | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Suzuka | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Monza | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Estoril | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 13 | 5 | 3 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 13 | 2 | 6.3 | |
| Monaco | 12 | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Hungaroring | 12 | 3 | 6.6 | |
| Silverstone | 11 | 2 | 6.7 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Jerez | 7 | 1 | 4.6 | |
| Catalunya | 7 | 1 | 5.8 | |
| Paul Ricard | 6 | 4.5 | ||
| Magny-Cours | 6 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | 9.7 | ||
| Nürburgring | 5 | 6.7 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Detroit | 4 | 7.5 | ||
| Kyalami | 3 | 5.3 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | – | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 3 | 6 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 2 | 10 | ||
| Aida | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Albert Park | 2 | 4 |