Michele Alboreto
Italian · 1981–1994
VS

René Arnoux
French · 1978–1989
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
8
Qualifyingahead
13
4
Michele Alboreto · René Arnoux
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
58 — 51
109 shared
Qualifying H2H
51 — 57
108 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
1
P2
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 2
1982 P6 1983 P3 1984 P4 1985 P2 1986 P9 1987 P7 1989 P13
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1984
1
0
1985
Career totals
Michele Alboreto René Arnoux
Championships
0
0
Wins
5
7
Poles
2
18
Podiums
23
22
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
186.5
181
Starts
194
151
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michele Alboreto René Arnoux
Win rate
2.6%
4.6%
Podium rate
11.9%
14.6%
Pole rate
1%
11.9%
Points / start
1.0
1.2
Avg grid
P13.3
P10.6
Avg finish
P13.0
P12.5
Finish rate
52.6%
55.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Michele Alboreto René Arnoux
Mechanical retirements
74
44
Crash retirements
18
22
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1981
Debut season
1978
1982 · aged 25
First win
1980 · aged 31
1984
First pole
1979
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-1.7
Season points trajectory
1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994
Michele Alboreto René Arnoux
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Michele Alboreto René Arnoux
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Michele Alboreto 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 René Arnoux
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Michele Alboreto 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 René Arnoux
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 René Arnoux
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 René Arnoux
Detroit Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Michele Alboreto 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 René Arnoux
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 René Arnoux
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1 René Arnoux
Zolder 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Michele Alboreto 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 René Arnoux
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Michele Alboreto 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 René Arnoux
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 René Arnoux
Las Vegas Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Michele Alboreto 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — René Arnoux
Red Bull Ring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Michele Alboreto 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 René Arnoux
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Michele Alboreto 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 René Arnoux
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Michele Alboreto 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 René Arnoux
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 René Arnoux
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 René Arnoux
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 René Arnoux
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14
Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P14 René Arnoux
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Michele Alboreto 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 René Arnoux
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 René Arnoux
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 René Arnoux
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 René Arnoux
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 René Arnoux
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — René Arnoux
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 René Arnoux
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — René Arnoux
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P17
Michele Alboreto 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P17 René Arnoux
Team history
Michele Alboreto
TYR
FER
Tyrrell 1981–1983Ferrari 1984–1988Tyrrell 1989Larrousse 1989Arrows 1990Footwork 1991–1992Lola 1993Minardi 1994
René Arnoux
REN
FER
LIG
Surtees 1978Martini 1978Renault 1979–1982Ferrari 1983–1985Ligier 1986–1989
19781994
Michele Alboreto → René Arnoux → 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).