| Season | Team | ENT | R | Win | Pod | Pole | Pts | WDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Ensign + Surtees | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | P17 |
| 1978 | McLaren | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | P14 |
| 1979 | McLaren | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | Ligier + Theodore | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P18 |
| 1982 | Ferrari | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | P7 |
| 1983 | Ferrari | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40 | P4 |
| 1984 | Renault | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | P11 |
| 1985 | Renault | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | P12 |
| 1986 | Lola | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P15 |
| Teammate | Qualifying | Race | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| René Arnoux '83 · 7r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown | 8–7 | 4–3 | 40 49 |
| Derek Warwick '84–'85 · 6r compared , 25 excl. → Full breakdown | 14–16 | 4–2 | 22 28 |
| James Hunt '78 · 5r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown | 1–14 | 3–2 | 8 8 |
| Didier Pironi '82 · 3r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown | 0–4 | 0–3 | 16 19 |
| Brett Lunger '78 · 2r compared , 11 excl. → Full breakdown | 11–0 | 2–0 | 7 0 |
| Bruno Giacomelli '78 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3 0 |
| John Watson '79 · 2r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown | 2–13 | 1–1 | 0 15 |
| Alan Jones '86 · 2r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown | 11–4 | 1–1 | 2 4 |
| Nelson Piquet '78 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2 0 |
| Mario Andretti '82 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown | 0–2 | 1–0 | 6 4 |
| Vittorio Brambilla '77 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Larry Perkins '77 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Clay Regazzoni '77 · 0r compared , 8 excl. | 3–5 | 0–0 | 5 4 |
| Emilio de Villota '78 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| Tony Trimmer '78 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1 0 |
| Jacques Laffite '81 · 0r compared , 8 excl. | 1–7 | 0–0 | 0 27 |
| Philippe Streiff '84 · 0r compared , 1 excl. | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0 0 |
| François Hesnault '85 · 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.