- Starts8288 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps1
- Titles0best finish P13
Career numbers
- Avg grid position17.3
- Avg finish8.9
- Retirement rate39%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+422
- Points scored17
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsEnsign (1979, 1981) · ATS (1980) · Theodore (1981) · Arrows (1982–1984, 1986) · Brabham (1985)
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
88 entries, 82 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryItalian Grand Prix 1979DNQ · Ensign
- First startUnited States Grand Prix 1979DNF · Ensign
- Last startBelgian Grand Prix 1986P9 · Arrows
All 88 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 | 1983–1986 | 3:7 | 10:20 | +0.55% | 1 : 5 | Compare |
| Nelson Piquet | 1985 | 0:6 | 1:10 | +1.85% | 5 : 21 | Compare |
| Mauro Baldi | 1982 | 2:1 | 8:2 | −0.48% | 3 : 2 | Compare |
| Chico Serra | 1983 | 2:0 | 4:0 | −1.19% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Alan Jones | 1983 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Marc Surer 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 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Zandvoort | 6 | 9.2 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 11 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 5 | 9.8 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 5 | 8 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 5 | 9.7 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 10.3 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 4 | 5.7 | ||
| Monaco | 4 | 8 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 9 | ||
| Monza | 4 | 7 | ||
| Zolder | 3 | 8.7 | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 3 | 13.5 | ||
| Silverstone | 3 | 11.3 | ||
| Spa-Francorchamps | 3 | 9.3 | ||
| Kyalami | 3 | 9 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 2 | 8 | ||
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 2 | – | ||
| Long Beach | 2 | 5 | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | 7 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | – |