Drivers/United Kingdom
Nigel Mansell
- 1× World Champion
- 1980–1995
- MAN
- Born 8 August 1953 in Upton-upon-Severn
- Nigel Ernest James Mansell
- Starts187191 entries
- Wins3117% of starts
- Podiums5932% of starts
- Pole positions3232× started from P1
- Fastest laps30
- Grand Slams4pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles11992
Career numbers
- Avg grid position6.4
- Avg finish3.9
- Retirement rate48%
- Pole-to-win conversion53%
- Positions gained+169
- Points scored482
- Longest winning streak5
- Longest podium streak7
- Longest points-scoring streak8
- TeamsLotus (1980–1984) · Williams (1985–1988, 1991–1992, 1994) · Ferrari (1989–1990) · McLaren (1995)
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
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lotus | 2 | 0 | – | ||
| 1981 | Lotus | 13 | 1 | 8 | P14 | |
| 1982 | Lotus | 13 | 1 | 7 | P14 | |
| 1983 | Lotus | 15 | 1 | 10 | P13 | |
| 1984 | Lotus | 16 | 2 | 13 | P10 | |
| 1985 | Williams | 15 | 2 | 3 | 31 | P6 |
| 1986 | Williams | 16 | 5 | 9 | 70 | P2 |
| 1987 | Williams | 14 | 6 | 7 | 61 | P2 |
| 1988 | Williams | 14 | 2 | 12 | P9 | |
| 1989 | Ferrari | 15 | 2 | 6 | 38 | P4 |
| 1990 | Ferrari | 16 | 1 | 5 | 37 | P5 |
| 1991 | Williams | 16 | 5 | 9 | 72 | P2 |
| 1992 | Williams | 16 | 9 | 12 | 108 | P1 |
| 1994 | Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | P9 |
| 1995 | McLaren | 2 | 0 | – |
Every race
191 entries, 187 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustrian Grand Prix 1980DNF · Lotus
- First winEuropean Grand Prix 1985P1 · Williams
- Last winAustralian Grand Prix 1994P1 · Williams
- Last startSpanish Grand Prix 1995DNF · McLaren
All 191 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elio de Angelis | 1980–1984 | 4:8 | 16:43 | +0.61% | 38 : 74 | Compare |
| Riccardo Patrese | 1988–1992 | 16:2 | 33:13 | −0.68% | 192 : 117 | Compare |
| Nelson Piquet | 1986–1987 | 10:8 | 17:12 | −0.07% | 124 : 145 | Compare |
| Alain Prost | 1990 | 3:5 | 8:8 | +0.12% | 37 : 73 | Compare |
| Keke Rosberg | 1985 | 5:1 | 7:8 | +0.59% | 31 : 34 | Compare |
| Gerhard Berger | 1989 | 0:0 | 7:7 | −0.21% | 38 : 15 | Compare |
| Damon Hill | 1994 | 0:1 | 1:3 | +0.09% | 13 : 22 | Compare |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1995 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1980 | 0:0 | 0:2 | +0.53% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Nigel Mansell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estoril | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Silverstone | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1.8 |
| Hockenheimring | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Paul Ricard | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Kyalami | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Magny-Cours | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Catalunya | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Monza | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Nelson Piquet | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Red Bull Ring | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Adelaide | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Hungaroring | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Jerez | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1.8 |
| José Carlos Pace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Monaco | 12 | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Detroit | 7 | 5.3 | ||
| Suzuka | 6 | 4 | ||
| Zandvoort | 5 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Long Beach | 3 | 9.5 | ||
| Zolder | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dijon-Prenois | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Phoenix | 3 | – | ||
| Caesars Palace | 2 | 4 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | 6 |