- Starts80103 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums1215% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P5
Career numbers
- Avg grid position14.1
- Avg finish6.1
- Retirement rate45%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+289
- Points scored88
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak4
- TeamsShadow (1980) · Spirit (1983) · Tyrrell (1984–1985) · Toleman (1984) · Ferrari (1985–1986) · McLaren (1987) · Ligier (1988) · Onyx (1989–1990) · AGS (1991) · Footwork (1991)
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
103 entries, 80 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryArgentine Grand Prix 1980DNQ · Shadow
- First startBritish Grand Prix 1983DNF · Spirit
- Last startCanadian Grand Prix 1991DNF · Footwork
All 103 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Alboreto | 1985–1991 | 3:6 | 6:26 | +0.76% | 49 : 61 | Compare |
| Alain Prost | 1987 | 2:7 | 0:16 | +2.00% | 30 : 46 | Compare |
| René Arnoux | 1988 | 0:0 | 3:7 | +0.36% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bertrand Gachot | 1989 | 1:0 | 1:2 | −0.12% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Ayrton Senna | 1984 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Martin Brundle | 1985 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Stefan Bellof | 1984 | 0:0 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Thackwell | 1984 | 0:0 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Stefan Johansson 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 | 6 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Hockenheimring | 5 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | 1 | 6.5 | |
| Monza | 5 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 14 | ||
| Nelson Piquet | 4 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Monaco | 4 | 10 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Paul Ricard | 4 | 5.7 | ||
| Adelaide | 4 | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Hungaroring | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 4 | 11 | ||
| Silverstone | 3 | – | ||
| Zandvoort | 3 | 7 | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 | 4.7 | ||
| Jerez | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nürburgring | 2 | 9 |