Nigel Mansell
British · 1980–1995
VS

Gerhard Berger
Austrian · 1984–1997
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
4
Qualifyingahead
7
7
Nigel Mansell · Gerhard Berger
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
81 — 52
133 shared
Qualifying H2H
93 — 39
132 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 6 · 3
1985 P6 1986 P2 1987 P2 1988 P3 1989 P4 1990 P4 1991 P2 1992 P1 1994 P3
Teammate battle by season
10
4
1989
Career totals
Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger
Championships
1
0
Wins
31
10
Poles
32
12
Podiums
59
48
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
482
385
Starts
190
210
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger
Win rate
16.3%
4.8%
Podium rate
31.1%
22.9%
Pole rate
16.8%
5.7%
Points / start
2.5
1.8
Avg grid
P6.4
P6.4
Avg finish
P11.1
P10.9
Finish rate
54.7%
59%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger
Overtakes
0
235
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.8
Places lost
0
161
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
Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger
Mechanical retirements
54
63
Crash retirements
25
23
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: 7 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1984
1985 · aged 32
First win
1986 · aged 27
1984
First pole
1987
1992 · aged 39
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.5
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995
Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nigel Mansell Gerhard Berger
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hockenheimring 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Nigel Mansell 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo do Estoril 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Nigel Mansell 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Nigel Mansell 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Nigel Mansell 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 5 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nigel Mansell 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Nigel Mansell 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Brands Hatch 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Nigel Mansell 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Gerhard Berger
Kyalami 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Nigel Mansell 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Gerhard Berger
Hungaroring 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Nigel Mansell 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Nigel Mansell 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuito de Jerez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Nigel Mansell 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Nigel Mansell 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Nigel Mansell 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Nigel Mansell 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Nigel Mansell 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Nigel Mansell 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Gerhard Berger
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Nigel Mansell 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Gerhard Berger
Team history
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
Gerhard Berger
FER
MCL
FER
ATS 1984Arrows 1985Benetton 1986Ferrari 1987–1989McLaren 1990–1992Ferrari 1993–1995Benetton 1996–1997
19801997
Nigel Mansell → Gerhard Berger → 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).