Andrea de Cesaris vs Jacques Laffite, 1985

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

In the 1985 season, Andrea de Cesaris and Jacques Laffite were teammates at Ligier, competing in 11 races together. De Cesaris outqualified Laffite 7 times and finished ahead of him 2 times, while Laffite finished ahead once. Laffite scored 16 championship points, compared to de Cesaris's 3, with both drivers achieving no race wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
74Qualifyingof 11 compared
21Race 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.

1985 season
11
Races together
11
3
Points
16
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
3
P4
Best finish
P2
13.1
Average grid
16.5
9.3
Average finish
6.4
8
Did not finish
7
Other seasons together:198619841983198219811980