| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | ATS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wolf | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Theodore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | Wolf | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | Fittipaldi | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | P10 |
| 1981 | Fittipaldi | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | Williams | 15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 44 | P1 |
| 1983 | Williams | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | P5 |
| 1984 | Williams | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.5 | P8 |
| 1985 | Williams | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40 | P3 |
| 1986 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | P6 |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laffite '83–'84 | 28–3 | 8–1 | 47.5 16 | → |
| Alain Prost '86 | 4–12 | 1–6 | 22 74 | → |
| Nigel Mansell '85 | 9–7 | 1–5 | 40 31 | → |
| Derek Daly '82 | 11–1 | 5–0 | 36 8 | → |
| Jochen Mass '78 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0 0 | → |
| Emerson Fittipaldi '80 | 10–4 | 1–1 | 6 5 | → |
| Jody Scheckter '78 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0 6 | → |
| Chico Serra '81 | 14–0 | 0–1 | 0 0 | → |
| Carlos Reutemann '82 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2 6 | → |
| Michael Bleekemolen '78 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 | → |
| Mario Andretti '82 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6 0 | → |
| Jonathan Palmer '83 | 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.