Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell, 1981
Teammates at Lotus-Borgward — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1981 season, Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell were teammates at Lotus-Borgward, competing in 14 races together. De Angelis outqualified Mansell 8 times and finished ahead of him 3 times, while Mansell finished ahead once. Both drivers did not win any races, but Mansell achieved 1 podium finish compared to de Angelis's 0. Their championship points stood at 14 for de Angelis and 8 for Mansell, with 4 races classified for comparison.
Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.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.