Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Johnny Cecotto

Venezuelan · 1983–1984
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
2
Qualifyingahead
7
1
Ayrton Senna · Johnny Cecotto
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 2
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
7 1
8 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P20
Teammate battle by season
6
2
1984
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Johnny Cecotto
Championships
3
0
Wins
41
0
Poles
65
0
Podiums
80
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
1
Starts
161
18
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Johnny Cecotto
Win rate
25.5%
0%
Podium rate
49.7%
0%
Pole rate
40.4%
0%
Points / start
3.8
0.1
Avg grid
P3.1
P19.8
Avg finish
P8.1
P15.8
Finish rate
68.9%
38.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Johnny Cecotto
Mechanical retirements
30
7
Crash retirements
20
3
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
1984
Debut season
1983
1985 · aged 25
First win
1985
First pole
1988 · aged 28
First title
P1
Best finish
P6
-5.0
Avg places gained
+4.0
Season points trajectory
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Ayrton Senna Johnny Cecotto
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Johnny Cecotto
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Ayrton Senna 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Johnny Cecotto
Hockenheimring 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Ayrton Senna 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Cecotto
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Detroit Street Circuit 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Ayrton Senna 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Johnny Cecotto
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Johnny Cecotto
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Ayrton Senna 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Cecotto
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12
Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 Johnny Cecotto
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Ayrton Senna 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Johnny Cecotto
Team history
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Johnny Cecotto
Theodore 1983Toleman 1984
19831994
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).