Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Mario Andretti

American · 1968–1982
Championship record
3
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Mario Andretti
Championships
3
1
Wins
41
12
Poles
65
18
Podiums
80
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
180
Starts
161
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Mario Andretti
Win rate
25.5%
9.4%
Podium rate
49.7%
14.8%
Pole rate
40.4%
14.1%
Points / start
3.8
1.4
Avg grid
P3.1
P8.6
Avg finish
P8.1
P12.5
Finish rate
68.9%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
30
49
Crash retirements
20
16
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1968
1985 · aged 25
First win
1971 · aged 31
1985
First pole
1968
1988 · aged 28
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992
Ayrton Senna Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Hockenheimring 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Ayrton Senna
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Mario Andretti
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19681994
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).