| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Theodore + Hesketh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | Osella | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | Tyrrell | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | P12 |
| 1982 | Ligier | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | P12 |
| 1983 | Renault | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | P7 |
| 1984 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P16 |
| 1985 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | Lola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | Arrows | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | P10 |
| 1988 | Arrows | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P12 |
| 1989 | Arrows | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P11 |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Warwick '87–'89 · 13r compared , 34 excl. → Full breakdown | 12–35 | 5–8 | 20 27 |
| Alain Prost '83 · 5r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown | 2–13 | 1–4 | 22 57 |
| Riccardo Patrese '84–'85 · 4r compared , 28 excl. → Full breakdown | 12–20 | 1–3 | 3 8 |
| Jacques Laffite '82 · 3r compared , 12 excl. → Full breakdown | 8–7 | 2–1 | 15 5 |
| Michele Alboreto '81 · 2r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown | 8–4 | 2–0 | 8 0 |
| Martin Donnelly '89 · 1r compared → Full breakdown | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0 0 |
| Kevin Cogan '81 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2 0 |
| Ricardo Zunino '81 · 0r compared , 2 excl. | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Alan Jones '86 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.
The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.
The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.