- Starts163164 entries
- Wins32% of starts
- Podiums159% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps1
- Titles0best finish P4
Career numbers
- Avg grid position12.5
- Avg finish7.4
- Retirement rate41%
- Pole-to-win conversion100%
- Positions gained+462
- Points scored132
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak4
- TeamsArrows (1983–1986) · Benetton (1987–1988) · Williams (1989–1990) · Ligier (1991–1992) · Jordan (1993)
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
164 entries, 163 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBelgian Grand Prix 1983DNF · Arrows
- First winCanadian Grand Prix 1989P1 · Williams
- Last winHungarian Grand Prix 1990P1 · Williams
- Last startBelgian Grand Prix 1993DNF · Jordan
All 164 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Patrese | 1989–1990 | 10:4 | 12:20 | +0.28% | 71 : 63 | Compare |
| Marc Surer | 1983–1986 | 7:3 | 20:10 | −0.54% | 5 : 1 | Compare |
| Érik Comas | 1991–1992 | 2:8 | 19:9 | −0.36% | 2 : 4 | Compare |
| Gerhard Berger | 1985 | 4:2 | 12:4 | −0.42% | 11 : 3 | Compare |
| Alessandro Nannini | 1988 | 4:2 | 8:8 | +0.05% | 27 : 12 | Compare |
| Teo Fabi | 1987 | 1:3 | 13:3 | −0.40% | 16 : 12 | Compare |
| Christian Danner | 1986 | 3:0 | 6:4 | −0.59% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1993 | 1:1 | 0:10 | +1.45% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Thierry Boutsen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villeneuve | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Adelaide | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Hungaroring | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 10 | 8.3 | ||
| Hockenheimring | 10 | 8.3 | ||
| Monza | 10 | 1 | 6 | |
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 10 | 1 | 4.8 | |
| Silverstone | 9 | 1 | 8.8 | |
| Estoril | 9 | 1 | 10.2 | |
| Monaco | 9 | 8.3 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 7 | 7.6 | ||
| Detroit | 6 | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Nelson Piquet | 6 | 7.3 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 6 | 9 | ||
| Suzuka | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 5 | 7.5 | ||
| Jerez | 5 | 9 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 8.5 | ||
| Kyalami | 4 | 8 | ||
| Zandvoort | 3 | 14 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 3 | 7.5 | ||
| Magny-Cours | 3 | 11.5 | ||
| Catalunya | 3 | 11 | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 | 6.5 |