Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Keke Rosberg

Finnish · 1978–1986
Race H2H
24 22
46 shared
Qualifying H2H
28 18
46 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1984 P8 1985 P3 1986 P4
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Keke Rosberg
Championships
3
1
Wins
41
5
Poles
65
5
Podiums
80
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
159.5
Starts
161
114
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Keke Rosberg
Win rate
25.5%
4.4%
Podium rate
49.7%
14.9%
Pole rate
40.4%
4.4%
Points / start
3.8
1.4
Avg grid
P3.1
P10.1
Avg finish
P8.1
P11.8
Finish rate
68.9%
53.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Keke Rosberg
Mechanical retirements
30
41
Crash retirements
20
9
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1978
1985 · aged 25
First win
1982 · aged 33
1985
First pole
1982
1988 · aged 28
First title
1982 · aged 33
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-1.6
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994
Ayrton Senna Keke Rosberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Keke Rosberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Detroit Street Circuit 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P12
Team history
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Keke Rosberg
WIL
ATS 1978Wolf 1978Theodore 1978Wolf 1979Fittipaldi 1980–1981Williams 1982–1985McLaren 1986
19781994
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).