Andrea de Cesaris

Italian · 1980–1994
VS

Alessandro Zanardi

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