Thierry Boutsen

Belgian · 1983–1993
VS

Marc Surer

Swiss · 1979–1986
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
20
10
Qualifyingahead
20
10
Thierry Boutsen · Marc Surer
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
25 17
42 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 18
42 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P13
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
1984 P15 1985 P11
Teammate battle by season
5
5
1983
11
4
1984
4
1
1986
Career totals
Thierry Boutsen Marc Surer
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
15
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
132
17
Starts
163
83
Rate-adjusted · per start
Thierry Boutsen Marc Surer
Win rate
1.8%
0%
Podium rate
9.2%
0%
Pole rate
0.6%
0%
Points / start
0.8
0.2
Avg grid
P12.5
P17.4
Avg finish
P11.9
P12.4
Finish rate
60.1%
62.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Thierry Boutsen Marc Surer
Mechanical retirements
50
25
Crash retirements
13
6
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
1979
1989 · aged 31
First win
1990
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P4
+0.7
Avg places gained
+5.1
Season points trajectory
1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Thierry Boutsen Marc Surer
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Thierry Boutsen Marc Surer
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Marc Surer
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Marc Surer
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Marc Surer
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Marc Surer
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Marc Surer
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Marc Surer
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Marc Surer
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Marc Surer
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Marc Surer
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 Marc Surer
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Marc Surer
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 Marc Surer
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Marc Surer
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P8 Marc Surer
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 Marc Surer
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 Marc Surer
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Marc Surer
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 Marc Surer
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Marc Surer
Zolder 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Marc Surer
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P12
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P12 Marc Surer
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Marc Surer
Team history
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
BEN
WIL
LIG
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
Marc Surer
ARR
Ensign 1979ATS 1980Ensign 1981Theodore 1981Arrows 1982–1984Brabham 1985Arrows 1986
19791993
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).