Thierry Boutsen

Belgian · 1983–1993
VS

Christian Danner

German · 1985–1989
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
5
Qualifyingahead
6
4
Thierry Boutsen · Christian Danner
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
27 10
37 shared
Qualifying H2H
32 4
36 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P18
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1989 P5
Teammate battle by season
5
5
1986
Career totals
Thierry Boutsen Christian Danner
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
15
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
132
4
Starts
163
37
Rate-adjusted · per start
Thierry Boutsen Christian Danner
Win rate
1.8%
0%
Podium rate
9.2%
0%
Pole rate
0.6%
0%
Points / start
0.8
0.1
Avg grid
P12.5
P20.6
Avg finish
P11.9
P15.3
Finish rate
60.1%
43.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Thierry Boutsen Christian Danner
Mechanical retirements
50
18
Crash retirements
13
3
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1983
Debut season
1985
1989 · aged 31
First win
1990
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P4
+0.7
Avg places gained
+5.6
Season points trajectory
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Thierry Boutsen Christian Danner
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Thierry Boutsen Christian Danner
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Christian Danner
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Christian Danner
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Christian Danner
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Christian Danner
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Christian Danner
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Christian Danner
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Christian Danner
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Christian Danner
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Christian Danner
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 Christian Danner
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Christian Danner
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Christian Danner
Team history
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
BEN
WIL
LIG
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
Christian Danner
Zakspeed 1985Arrows 1986Osella 1986Zakspeed 1987Rial 1989
19831993
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).