BOU

Thierry Boutsen

1983–1993
163
Starts
3
Wins
15
Podiums
1
Poles
0
Titles
132
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1983 Arrows 10 10 0 0 0 0
1984 Arrows 16 15 0 0 0 5 P15
1985 Arrows 16 16 0 1 0 11 P11
1986 Arrows 16 16 0 0 0 0
1987 Benetton 16 16 0 1 0 16 P8
1988 Benetton 16 16 0 5 0 27 P4
1989 Williams 16 16 2 5 0 37 P5
1990 Williams 16 16 1 3 1 34 P6
1991 Ligier 16 16 0 0 0 0
1992 Ligier 16 16 0 0 0 2 P14
1993 Jordan 10 10 0 0 0 0

Teammates, head to head

most races first
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Riccardo Patrese '89–'90 · 13r compared , 19 excl. → Full breakdown 12–20 9–4 71 63
Marc Surer '83–'86 · 9r compared , 22 excl. → Full breakdown 20–11 7–2 5 1
Érik Comas '91–'92 · 9r compared , 23 excl. → Full breakdown 22–9 2–7 2 4
Alessandro Nannini '88 · 6r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown 8–8 4–2 27 12
Gerhard Berger '85 · 5r compared , 11 excl. → Full breakdown 12–4 4–1 11 3
Christian Danner '86 · 3r compared , 7 excl. → Full breakdown 6–4 3–0 0 1
Teo Fabi '87 · 3r compared , 13 excl. → Full breakdown 13–3 1–2 16 12
Rubens Barrichello '93 · 2r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown 0–10 1–1 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
40.5% DNF rate 66 in 163 starts
25.2% points-finish rate 41 in 163 starts
P1 best finish
P1 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

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.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

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.