As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Ayrton Senna · Satoru Nakajima
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
64
—
11
75 shared
Qualifying H2H
74
—
0
74 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
6
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P12
Finished ahead in the standings:
5 · 0
1987
P3
1988
P1
1989
P2
1990
P1
1991
P1
Teammate battle by season
14
2
1987
Career totals
Ayrton Senna
Satoru Nakajima
Championships
3
0
Wins
41
0
Poles
65
0
Podiums
80
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
16
Starts
161
75
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna
Satoru Nakajima
Win rate
25.5%
0%
Podium rate
49.7%
0%
Pole rate
40.4%
0%
Points / start
3.8
0.2
Avg grid
P3.1
P15.0
Avg finish
P8.1
P15.0
Finish rate
68.9%
48%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ayrton Senna
Satoru Nakajima
Mechanical retirements
30
17
Crash retirements
20
20
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1987
1985 · aged 25
First win
—
1985
First pole
—
1988 · aged 28
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P4
-5.0
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
Ayrton Senna
Satoru Nakajima
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Ayrton Senna | Satoru Nakajima |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 6 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Ayrton Senna 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Ayrton Senna 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Hungaroring | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ayrton Senna 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Ayrton Senna 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Ayrton Senna 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ayrton Senna 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Phoenix street circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Ayrton Senna 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ayrton Senna 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Ayrton Senna 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Ayrton Senna 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ayrton Senna 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P17 Satoru Nakajima | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ayrton Senna 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Satoru Nakajima | ||
Team history
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).