| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | McLaren + Ensign , Brabham | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | Brabham | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | P15 |
| 1980 | Brabham | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 54 | P2 |
| 1981 | Brabham | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 50 | P1 |
| 1982 | Brabham | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | P11 |
| 1983 | Brabham | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 59 | P1 |
| 1984 | Brabham | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 29 | P5 |
| 1985 | Brabham | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | P8 |
| 1986 | Williams | 16 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 69 | P3 |
| 1987 | Williams | 16 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 76 | P1 |
| 1988 | Lotus | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | P6 |
| 1989 | Lotus | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | P8 |
| 1990 | Benetton | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 | P3 |
| 1991 | Benetton | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26.5 | P6 |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Mansell '86–'87 · 17r compared , 14 excl. → Full breakdown | 13–18 | 7–10 | 145 133 |
| Satoru Nakajima '88–'89 · 7r compared , 25 excl. → Full breakdown | 28–4 | 6–1 | 34 4 |
| Héctor Rebaque '80–'81 · 6r compared , 16 excl. → Full breakdown | 22–0 | 6–0 | 79 12 |
| Riccardo Patrese '82–'87 · 6r compared , 25 excl. → Full breakdown | 20–11 | 4–2 | 79 34 |
| Marc Surer '85 · 6r compared , 6 excl. → Full breakdown | 11–1 | 6–0 | 21 5 |
| Alessandro Nannini '90 · 6r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown | 9–5 | 3–3 | 26 21 |
| Roberto Moreno '90–'91 · 4r compared , 9 excl. → Full breakdown | 10–3 | 4–0 | 40 14 |
| Michael Schumacher '91 · 3r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4.5 4 |
| Ricardo Zunino '79–'80 · 2r compared , 7 excl. → Full breakdown | 9–0 | 2–0 | 25 0 |
| Teo Fabi '84 · 2r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown | 12–0 | 2–0 | 19 9 |
| Patrick Tambay '78 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0 2 |
| Bruno Giacomelli '78 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0 0 |
| Niki Lauda '78–'79 · 1r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown | 6–8 | 0–1 | 3 4 |
| Manfred Winkelhock '84 · 1r compared → Full breakdown | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1 0 |
| Harald Ertl '78 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Brett Lunger '78 · 0r compared , 3 excl. | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| James Hunt '78 · 0r compared , 3 excl. | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| John Watson '78 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Corrado Fabi '84 · 0r compared , 3 excl. | 2–1 | 0–0 | 9 0 |
| François Hesnault '85 · 0r compared , 4 excl. | 4–0 | 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.