Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
VS

Nigel Mansell
British · 1980–1995
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
15
16
Qualifyingahead
12
17
Nelson Piquet · Nigel Mansell
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
93 — 73
166 shared
Qualifying H2H
79 — 84
163 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
3
6
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 4
1981 P1 1982 P11 1983 P1 1984 P5 1985 P6 1986 P2 1987 P1 1988 P6 1989 P4 1990 P3 1991 P2
Teammate battle by season
7
9
1986
8
7
1987
Career totals
Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell
Championships
3
1
Wins
23
31
Poles
24
32
Podiums
60
59
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
482
Starts
205
190
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell
Win rate
11.2%
16.3%
Podium rate
29.3%
31.1%
Pole rate
11.7%
16.8%
Points / start
2.4
2.5
Avg grid
P6.7
P6.4
Avg finish
P9.8
P11.1
Finish rate
61%
54.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell
Mechanical retirements
51
54
Crash retirements
28
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: 1 · 7
Milestones & racecraft
1978
Debut season
1980
1980 · aged 27
First win
1985 · aged 32
1980
First pole
1984
1981 · aged 29
First title
1992 · aged 39
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.1
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993
Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nelson Piquet Nigel Mansell
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hockenheimring 3 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Hungaroring 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 2 · P3 3 · 3 · P1
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 4 · P1
Detroit Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Long Beach 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Zolder 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
Nelson Piquet
BRA
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
19781995
Nelson Piquet → Nigel Mansell → 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).