Thierry Boutsen
Belgian · 1983–1993
VS

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