Drivers/United Kingdom
Martin Donnelly
- 1989–1990
- DON
- Born 26 March 1964 in Belfast
- Hugh Peter Martin Donnelly
- Starts1415 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position15
- Avg finish9.8
- Retirement rate57%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+35
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsArrows (1989) · Lotus (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
Every race
15 entries, 14 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryFrench Grand Prix 1989P12 · Arrows
- Last startPortuguese Grand Prix 1990DNF · Lotus
All 15 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | French Grand Prix | Arrows | 14 | P12 | |
| 1990 | United States Grand Prix | Lotus | 19 | DNF | |
| Brazilian Grand Prix | Lotus | 14 | DNF | ||
| San Marino Grand Prix | Lotus | 11 | P8 | ||
| Monaco Grand Prix | Lotus | 11 | DNF | ||
| Canadian Grand Prix | Lotus | 12 | DNF | ||
| Mexican Grand Prix | Lotus | 12 | P8 | ||
| French Grand Prix | Lotus | 17 | P12 | ||
| British Grand Prix | Lotus | 14 | DNF | ||
| German Grand Prix | Lotus | 20 | DNF | ||
| Hungarian Grand Prix | Lotus | 18 | P7 | ||
| Belgian Grand Prix | Lotus | 22 | P12 | ||
| Italian Grand Prix | Lotus | 11 | DNF | ||
| Portuguese Grand Prix | Lotus | 15 | DNF | ||
| Spanish Grand Prix | Lotus | – | DNS |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Warwick | 1990 | 1:4 | 6:7 | +0.04% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Eddie Cheever | 1989 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Martin Donnelly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Ricard | 2 | 12 |