Alessandro Nannini vs Emanuele Pirro, 1989

Teammates at Benetton — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1989 season, Alessandro Nannini and Emanuele Pirro were teammates at Benetton, competing in 10 races together. Nannini outqualified Pirro 9 times and finished ahead of him in 3 races, while Pirro did not finish ahead in any of the races they both classified. Nannini scored 32 championship points, won 1 Grand Prix, and achieved 4 podium finishes, compared to Pirro's 2 points and no wins or podiums.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
91Qualifyingof 10 compared
30Race finishesof 3 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1989 season
10
Races together
10
32
Points
2
1
Wins
0
4
Podiums
0
P1
Best finish
P5
8.8
Average grid
16.7
4.0
Average finish
8.6
7
Did not finish
5
Other seasons together:1990