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.16–0Qualifyingof 16 compared
8–0Race 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
1616
577
20
80
P1P4
4.015.0
3.17.9
46