Riccardo Patrese vs Thierry Boutsen, 1989
Teammates at Williams — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1989 season, Riccardo Patrese and Thierry Boutsen competed as teammates at Williams over 16 races. Patrese outqualified Boutsen 12 times, while Boutsen finished ahead of Patrese 4 times, with Patrese finishing ahead only 2 times. Both drivers scored closely in championship points, with Patrese earning 40 and Boutsen 37, and Boutsen secured 2 race wins compared to Patrese's 0.
Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.12–4Qualifyingof 16 compared
2–4Race finishesof 6 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.
1989 season
1616
4037
02
65
P2P1
5.47.3
5.24.5
56