Thierry Boutsen
Belgian · 1983–1993
VS

Gerhard Berger
Austrian · 1984–1997
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
5
Qualifyingahead
11
5
Thierry Boutsen · Gerhard Berger
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
64 — 77
141 shared
Qualifying H2H
27 — 114
141 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1985 P11 1987 P5 1988 P3 1989 P5 1990 P4 1992 P5
Teammate battle by season
11
5
1985
Career totals
Thierry Boutsen Gerhard Berger
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
10
Poles
1
12
Podiums
15
48
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
132
385
Starts
163
210
Rate-adjusted · per start
Thierry Boutsen Gerhard Berger
Win rate
1.8%
4.8%
Podium rate
9.2%
22.9%
Pole rate
0.6%
5.7%
Points / start
0.8
1.8
Avg grid
P12.5
P6.4
Avg finish
P11.9
P10.9
Finish rate
60.1%
59%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Thierry Boutsen 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
Thierry Boutsen Gerhard Berger
Mechanical retirements
50
63
Crash retirements
13
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: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1983
Debut season
1984
1989 · aged 31
First win
1986 · aged 27
1990
First pole
1987
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997
Thierry Boutsen Gerhard Berger
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Thierry Boutsen Gerhard Berger
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 5 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 5 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 5 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 5 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Gerhard Berger
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Gerhard Berger
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Gerhard Berger
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P9 Gerhard Berger
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Gerhard Berger
Team history
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
BEN
WIL
LIG
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
Gerhard Berger
FER
MCL
FER
BEN
ATS 1984Arrows 1985Benetton 1986Ferrari 1987–1989McLaren 1990–1992Ferrari 1993–1995Benetton 1996–1997
19831997
Thierry Boutsen → 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).