Ayrton Senna vs Satoru Nakajima, 1987

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

In the 1987 season, Ayrton Senna and Satoru Nakajima were teammates at Lotus-Borgward, competing in 16 races together. Senna outqualified Nakajima in all 16 instances and finished ahead in 8 of the 8 races they both classified. Senna secured 57 championship points, 2 race wins, and 8 podium finishes, while Nakajima earned 7 points with no wins or podiums.

Written automatically from the figures below.
160Qualifyingof 16 compared
80Race finishesof 8 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.

1987 season
16
Races together
16
57
Points
7
2
Wins
0
8
Podiums
0
P1
Best finish
P4
4.0
Average grid
15.0
3.1
Average finish
7.9
4
Did not finish
6
Other seasons together:1991199019891988