Ayrton Senna vs Elio de Angelis, 1985

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

In the 1985 season, Ayrton Senna and Elio de Angelis were teammates at Lotus-Borgward, competing in 16 races together. Senna outqualified de Angelis 13 times and finished ahead of him in 5 of the 7 races they both classified. Senna earned 38 championship points, won 2 Grands Prix, and had 6 podium finishes, while de Angelis scored 33 points, won 1 race, and achieved 3 podiums.

Written automatically from the figures below.
Qualifying133of 16 compared
Race finishes52of 7 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
38
Points
33
2
Wins
1
6
Podiums
3
P1
Best finish
P1
On track
3.0
Average grid
6.8
5.0
Average finishRaces they were classified in.
4.3
7
Did not finish
5
Other seasons together:19861984