Alessandro Zanardi

Italian · 1991–1999
VS

Andrea de Cesaris

Italian · 1980–1994
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
0
3
Alessandro Zanardi · Andrea de Cesaris
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
13 10
23 shared
Qualifying H2H
8 15
23 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P20
Best championship
P8
Teammate battle by season
2
1
1991
Career totals
Alessandro Zanardi Andrea de Cesaris
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
0
5
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
1
59
Starts
42
209
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alessandro Zanardi Andrea de Cesaris
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
2.4%
Pole rate
0%
0.5%
Points / start
0.0
0.3
Avg grid
P16.4
P14.4
Avg finish
P15.6
P15.7
Finish rate
45.2%
35.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alessandro Zanardi Andrea de Cesaris
Overtakes
98
0
Overtakes / race
6.5
0.0
Places lost
80
0
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alessandro Zanardi Andrea de Cesaris
Mechanical retirements
16
98
Crash retirements
7
36
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1980
First win
First pole
1982
First title
P6
Best finish
P2
+0.8
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998
Alessandro Zanardi Andrea de Cesaris
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alessandro Zanardi Andrea de Cesaris
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Andrea de Cesaris
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 Andrea de Cesaris
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Andrea de Cesaris
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 Andrea de Cesaris
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Andrea de Cesaris
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P7
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P7 Andrea de Cesaris
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 Andrea de Cesaris
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Andrea de Cesaris
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P7
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P7 Andrea de Cesaris
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Andrea de Cesaris
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Andrea de Cesaris
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Andrea de Cesaris
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Andrea de Cesaris
Team history
Alessandro Zanardi
Jordan 1991Minardi 1992Team Lotus 1993–1994Williams 1999
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo 1980McLaren 1981Alfa Romeo 1982–1983Ligier 1984–1985Minardi 1986Brabham 1987Rial 1988Dallara 1989–1990Jordan 1991Tyrrell 1992–1993Sauber 1994Jordan 1994
19801999
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).