| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lotus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | Lotus | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | P14 |
| 1982 | Lotus | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | P14 |
| 1983 | Lotus | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | P13 |
| 1984 | Lotus | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | P10 |
| 1985 | Williams | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31 | P6 |
| 1986 | Williams | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 72 | P2 |
| 1987 | Williams | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 61 | P2 |
| 1988 | Williams | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | P9 |
| 1989 | Ferrari | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 38 | P4 |
| 1990 | Ferrari | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 37 | P5 |
| 1991 | Williams | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 72 | P2 |
| 1992 | Williams | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 108 | P1 |
| 1994 | Williams | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | P9 |
| 1995 | McLaren | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet '86–'87 | 18–13 | 10–8 | 133 145 | → |
| Riccardo Patrese '88–'92 | 33–13 | 16–2 | 192 117 | → |
| Elio de Angelis '80–'84 | 16–45 | 4–8 | 38 77 | → |
| Alain Prost '90 | 8–8 | 3–5 | 37 73 | → |
| Keke Rosberg '85 | 7–9 | 5–1 | 31 40 | → |
| Damon Hill '94 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 13 22 | → |
| Mika Häkkinen '95 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 2 | → |
| Mario Andretti '80 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0 0 | → |
| Gerhard Berger '89 | 7–7 | 0–0 | 38 15 | → |
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.