Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

Nigel Mansell
British · 1980–1995
Race H2H
2 — 0
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 — 1
2 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
3
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi Nigel Mansell
Championships
2
1
Wins
14
31
Poles
6
32
Podiums
35
59
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
482
Starts
146
190
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi Nigel Mansell
Win rate
9.6%
16.3%
Podium rate
24%
31.1%
Pole rate
4.1%
16.8%
Points / start
1.9
2.5
Avg grid
P11.9
P6.4
Avg finish
P10.8
P11.1
Finish rate
66.4%
54.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi Nigel Mansell
Mechanical retirements
39
54
Crash retirements
5
25
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: 5 · 7
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1980
1970 · aged 23
First win
1985 · aged 32
1972
First pole
1984
1972 · aged 25
First title
1992 · aged 39
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994
Emerson Fittipaldi Nigel Mansell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi Nigel Mansell
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Jarama 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Long Beach 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
19701995
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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).