Riccardo Patrese
Italian · 1977–1993
VS

Thierry Boutsen
Belgian · 1983–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
15
17
Qualifyingahead
20
12
Riccardo Patrese · Thierry Boutsen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
77 — 86
163 shared
Qualifying H2H
106 — 56
163 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 3
1984 P13 1987 P8 1988 P4 1989 P3 1990 P6 1992 P2
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1989
7
9
1990
Career totals
Riccardo Patrese Thierry Boutsen
Championships
0
0
Wins
6
3
Poles
8
1
Podiums
37
15
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
132
Starts
257
163
Rate-adjusted · per start
Riccardo Patrese Thierry Boutsen
Win rate
2.3%
1.8%
Podium rate
14.4%
9.2%
Pole rate
3.1%
0.6%
Points / start
1.1
0.8
Avg grid
P9.3
P12.5
Avg finish
P12.7
P11.9
Finish rate
49.4%
60.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Riccardo Patrese Thierry Boutsen
Mechanical retirements
96
50
Crash retirements
32
13
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: 2 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1977
Debut season
1983
1982 · aged 28
First win
1989 · aged 31
1981
First pole
1990
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.4
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Riccardo Patrese Thierry Boutsen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Riccardo Patrese Thierry Boutsen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Kyalami 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P14
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Zolder 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Riccardo Patrese
ARR
WIL
Shadow 1977Arrows 1978–1981Brabham 1982–1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Brabham 1986Williams 1987Brabham 1987Williams 1988–1992Benetton 1993
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
19771993
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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).