Gerhard Berger
Austrian · 1984–1997
VS

Thierry Boutsen
Belgian · 1983–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
11
Qualifyingahead
5
11
Gerhard Berger · Thierry Boutsen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
77 — 64
141 shared
Qualifying H2H
114 — 27
141 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 2
1985 P11 1987 P5 1988 P3 1989 P5 1990 P4 1992 P5
Teammate battle by season
5
11
1985
Career totals
Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
3
Poles
12
1
Podiums
48
15
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
385
132
Starts
210
163
Rate-adjusted · per start
Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen
Win rate
4.8%
1.8%
Podium rate
22.9%
9.2%
Pole rate
5.7%
0.6%
Points / start
1.8
0.8
Avg grid
P6.4
P12.5
Avg finish
P10.9
P11.9
Finish rate
59%
60.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen
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 Thierry Boutsen
Mechanical retirements
63
50
Crash retirements
23
13
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
1983
1986 · aged 27
First win
1989 · aged 31
1987
First pole
1990
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.5
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997
Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Gerhard Berger Thierry Boutsen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Gerhard Berger 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Thierry Boutsen
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Gerhard Berger 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Thierry Boutsen
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Gerhard Berger 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Gerhard Berger 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Thierry Boutsen
Hungaroring 0 · 3 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Gerhard Berger 0 · 3 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Thierry Boutsen
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Thierry Boutsen
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Thierry Boutsen
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Gerhard Berger 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Thierry Boutsen
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Thierry Boutsen
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Gerhard Berger 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Thierry Boutsen
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Thierry Boutsen
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Thierry Boutsen
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Thierry Boutsen
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Thierry Boutsen
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Thierry Boutsen
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Thierry Boutsen
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Thierry Boutsen
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Thierry Boutsen
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6 Thierry Boutsen
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P14
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P14 Thierry Boutsen
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Thierry Boutsen
Team history
Gerhard Berger
FER
MCL
FER
BEN
ATS 1984Arrows 1985Benetton 1986Ferrari 1987–1989McLaren 1990–1992Ferrari 1993–1995Benetton 1996–1997
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
BEN
WIL
LIG
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
19831997
Gerhard Berger → Thierry Boutsen → 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).