Johnny Cecotto

Venezuelan · 1983–1984
VS

Ayrton Senna

Brazilian · 1984–1994
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
6
Qualifyingahead
1
7
Johnny Cecotto · Ayrton Senna
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 6
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 7
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
6
P20
Best championship
P1
Teammate battle by season
2
6
1984
Career totals
Johnny Cecotto Ayrton Senna
Championships
0
3
Wins
0
41
Poles
0
65
Podiums
0
80
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
1
614
Starts
18
161
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Cecotto Ayrton Senna
Win rate
0%
25.5%
Podium rate
0%
49.7%
Pole rate
0%
40.4%
Points / start
0.1
3.8
Avg grid
P19.8
P3.1
Avg finish
P15.8
P8.1
Finish rate
38.9%
68.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Cecotto Ayrton Senna
Mechanical retirements
7
30
Crash retirements
3
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1983
Debut season
1984
First win
1985 · aged 25
First pole
1985
First title
1988 · aged 28
P6
Best finish
P1
+4.0
Avg places gained
-5.0
Season points trajectory
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Johnny Cecotto Ayrton Senna
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Cecotto Ayrton Senna
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · — 6 · 8 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 6 · 8 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P10 5 · 6 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · P10 5 · 6 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 6 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 6 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 3 · 5 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 3 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 3 · 3 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 3 · 3 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 5 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 5 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1 Ayrton Senna
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P2 Ayrton Senna
Zolder 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Ayrton Senna
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Ayrton Senna
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Cecotto 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Ayrton Senna
Team history
Johnny Cecotto
Theodore 1983Toleman 1984
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
19831994
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).