Nigel Mansell
British · 1980–1995
VS

Riccardo Patrese
Italian · 1977–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
26
20
Qualifyingahead
34
12
Nigel Mansell · Riccardo Patrese
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
107 — 77
184 shared
Qualifying H2H
123 — 59
182 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 4
1981 P11 1982 P10 1983 P9 1984 P10 1986 P2 1987 P2 1988 P9 1989 P3 1990 P5 1991 P2 1992 P1
Teammate battle by season
6
8
1988
8
8
1991
12
4
1992
Career totals
Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese
Championships
1
0
Wins
31
6
Poles
32
8
Podiums
59
37
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
482
281
Starts
190
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese
Win rate
16.3%
2.3%
Podium rate
31.1%
14.4%
Pole rate
16.8%
3.1%
Points / start
2.5
1.1
Avg grid
P6.4
P9.3
Avg finish
P11.1
P12.7
Finish rate
54.7%
49.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese
Mechanical retirements
54
96
Crash retirements
25
32
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1977
1985 · aged 32
First win
1982 · aged 28
1984
First pole
1981
1992 · aged 39
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.5
Avg places gained
-3.4
Season points trajectory
1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995
Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Nigel Mansell Riccardo Patrese
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo do Estoril 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Kyalami 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Brands Hatch 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuito de Jerez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Jarama 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Fair Park 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
Riccardo Patrese
ARR
WIL
Shadow 1977Arrows 1978–1981Brabham 1982–1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Brabham 1986Williams 1987Brabham 1987Williams 1988–1992Benetton 1993
19771995
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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).