Gerhard Berger
Austrian · 1984–1997
VS

Ayrton Senna
Brazilian · 1984–1994
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
17
31
Qualifyingahead
8
40
Gerhard Berger · Ayrton Senna
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
48 — 101
149 shared
Qualifying H2H
21 — 128
149 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
6
P3
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 9
1985 P4 1986 P4 1987 P3 1988 P1 1989 P2 1990 P1 1991 P1 1992 P4 1993 P2
Teammate battle by season
6
10
1990
3
13
1991
8
8
1992
Career totals
Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
Championships
0
3
Wins
10
41
Poles
12
65
Podiums
48
80
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
385
614
Starts
210
161
Rate-adjusted · per start
Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
Win rate
4.8%
25.5%
Podium rate
22.9%
49.7%
Pole rate
5.7%
40.4%
Points / start
1.8
3.8
Avg grid
P6.4
P3.1
Avg finish
P10.9
P8.1
Finish rate
59%
68.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
Overtakes
235
0
Overtakes / race
7.8
0.0
Places lost
161
0
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
Mechanical retirements
63
30
Crash retirements
23
20
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
1984
1986 · aged 27
First win
1985 · aged 25
1987
First pole
1985
—
First title
1988 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.5
Avg places gained
-5.0
Season points trajectory
1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996
Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Gerhard Berger Ayrton Senna
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 4 · P2 6 · 8 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 4 · P2 6 · 8 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Gerhard Berger 2 · 5 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 6 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 6 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Gerhard Berger 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Gerhard Berger 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 5 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 5 · P2 3 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Hungaroring 0 · 3 · P3 3 · 7 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 3 · P3 3 · 7 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Gerhard Berger 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Gerhard Berger 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Gerhard Berger 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Gerhard Berger 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 4 · P2 2 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Ayrton Senna
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 Ayrton Senna
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Ayrton Senna
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Ayrton Senna
Team history
Gerhard Berger
FER
MCL
FER
BEN
ATS 1984Arrows 1985Benetton 1986Ferrari 1987–1989McLaren 1990–1992Ferrari 1993–1995Benetton 1996–1997
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
19841997
Gerhard Berger → Ayrton Senna → Compare others
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).