Andrea de Cesaris

Italian · 1980–1994
VS

François Hesnault

French · 1984–1985
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
3
Qualifyingahead
15
0
Andrea de Cesaris · François Hesnault
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
15 4
19 shared
Qualifying H2H
19 0
19 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
12
3
1984
Career totals
Andrea de Cesaris François Hesnault
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
5
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
59
0
Starts
209
19
Rate-adjusted · per start
Andrea de Cesaris François Hesnault
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
2.4%
0%
Pole rate
0.5%
0%
Points / start
0.3
0.0
Avg grid
P14.4
P18.8
Avg finish
P15.7
P18.3
Finish rate
35.4%
26.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Andrea de Cesaris François Hesnault
Mechanical retirements
98
9
Crash retirements
36
5
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
1984
First win
1982
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P7
-1.2
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994
Andrea de Cesaris François Hesnault
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Andrea de Cesaris François Hesnault
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · —
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Zolder 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Andrea de Cesaris
ALF
LIG
DAL
TYR
Alfa Romeo 1980McLaren 1981Alfa Romeo 1982–1983Ligier 1984–1985Minardi 1986Brabham 1987Rial 1988Dallara 1989–1990Jordan 1991Tyrrell 1992–1993Sauber 1994Jordan 1994
François Hesnault
Ligier 1984Brabham 1985Renault 1985
19801994
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).