Thierry Boutsen

Belgian · 1983–1993
VS

Érik Comas

French · 1991–1994
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
18
Qualifyingahead
19
9
Thierry Boutsen · Érik Comas
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
15 24
39 shared
Qualifying H2H
19 19
38 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1992 P11
Teammate battle by season
6
7
1991
5
11
1992
Career totals
Thierry Boutsen Érik Comas
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
15
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
132
7
Starts
163
60
Rate-adjusted · per start
Thierry Boutsen Érik Comas
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
P18.1
Avg finish
P11.9
P14.1
Finish rate
60.1%
56.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Thierry Boutsen Érik Comas
Mechanical retirements
50
23
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
1991
1989 · aged 31
First win
1990
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
+0.7
Avg places gained
+4.3
Season points trajectory
1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993
Thierry Boutsen Érik Comas
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Thierry Boutsen Érik Comas
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Érik Comas
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Érik Comas
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Érik Comas
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Érik Comas
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Érik Comas
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Érik Comas
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Érik Comas
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Érik Comas
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Érik Comas
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Érik Comas
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Érik Comas
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Érik Comas
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P9 Érik Comas
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Érik Comas
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 Érik Comas
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Érik Comas
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Érik Comas
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Érik Comas
Team history
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
BEN
WIL
LIG
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
Érik Comas
LIG
LAR
Ligier 1991–1992Larrousse 1993–1994
19831994
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).