Andrea de Cesaris

born 31 May 1959 · raced 1980–1994

208Races

0Wins

5Podiums

1Poles

52Top 10s

8.34Avg Position

14.4Avg Grid Pos

Andrea de Cesaris was a flamboyant, often spectacular, Italian driver whose career spanned an impressive 14 seasons. Known for his aggressive driving style, he earned the nickname "de Crasheris" early on due to frequent incidents, yet he matured into a respected, reliable competitor. Despite starting 208 races and achieving 5 podium finishes, he holds the unenviable record for the most Grand Prix starts without a win. He drove for numerous teams, including Alfa Romeo, McLaren, Jordan, and Tyrrell, often demonstrating flashes of incredible speed.

All-time records

2nd in Most F1 Starts Without a Win (208 starts)
9th in Most F1 Podiums Without a Win (5 podiums)
=12th in Most F1 Seasons Contested (15 seasons)
21st in Most F1 Race Starts (208 starts)

Top Teams

Team	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Alfa Romeo	3	20	32
Jordan	0	12	17
Tyrrell	0	8	32
Ligier	0	6	27
Dallara	1	4	30
Brabham	1	4	16
Rial	0	3	16
Sauber	0	1	9
McLaren	0	1	14
Minardi	0	0	15

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Kyalami	1.6	5
Circuit de Monaco	0.77	13
Brands Hatch	0.75	4
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	0.71	7
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	0.71	14
Hockenheimring	0.67	12
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	0.5	4
Detroit Street Circuit	0.43	7
Suzuka Circuit	0.43	7
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	0.4	10

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Ukyo Katayama16 shared races · Compare with Ukyo Katayama (1993)
Olivier Grouillard16 shared races · Compare with Olivier Grouillard (1992)
Bruno Giacomelli16 shared races · Compare with Bruno Giacomelli (1982)
Riccardo Patrese15 shared races · Compare with Riccardo Patrese (1987)
Alessandro Nannini15 shared races · Compare with Alessandro Nannini (1986)
François Hesnault15 shared races · Compare with François Hesnault (1984)

Season by season

Andrea de Cesaris season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
1994	20	4
1993	—	0
1992	9	8
1991	9	9
1990	—	0
1989	17	4
1988	15	3
1987	14	4
1986	—	0
1985	17	3
1984	18	3
1983	8	15
1982	17	5
1981	18	1
1980	32	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Andrea de Cesaris was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1994	Sauber	Andrea de Cesaris vs Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1–8	3–5	1–4
1993	Tyrrell	Andrea de Cesaris vs Ukyo Katayama	10–6	8–8	0–0
1992	Tyrrell	Andrea de Cesaris vs Olivier Grouillard	14–2	10–6	8–0
1991	Jordan	Andrea de Cesaris vs Bertrand Gachot	7–2	5–3	9–4
1991	Jordan	Andrea de Cesaris vs Alessandro Zanardi	3–0	1–2	0–0
1990	Dallara	Andrea de Cesaris vs Emanuele Pirro	5–8	8–5	0–0
1989	Dallara	Alex Caffi vs Andrea de Cesaris	9–4	8–5	4–4
1987	Brabham	Andrea de Cesaris vs Riccardo Patrese	3–12	4–11	4–6
1986	Minardi	Andrea de Cesaris vs Alessandro Nannini	7–8	9–4	0–0
1985	Ligier	Andrea de Cesaris vs Jacques Laffite	7–4	5–6	3–10
1984	Ligier	Andrea de Cesaris vs François Hesnault	15–0	11–3	3–0
1983	Alfa Romeo	Mauro Baldi vs Andrea de Cesaris	1–13	7–7	3–15
1982	Alfa Romeo	Andrea de Cesaris vs Bruno Giacomelli	10–6	7–8	5–2
1981	McLaren	Andrea de Cesaris vs John Watson	1–13	3–11	1–27

Race results

199411 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1994
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
European Grand Prix	Sauber	18	Throttle	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Sauber	17	Spun off	0
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	8	Engine	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	Throttle	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	17	Collision	0
German Grand Prix	Sauber	18	Collision	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	18	Engine	0
French Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P6	1
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	14	Oil pressure	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Jordan	14	P4	3
San Marino Grand Prix	Jordan	21	Spun off	0

Earlier seasons1980–1993 (14 seasons)▾

199316 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1993
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	P13
Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	Collision
Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	17	P12
Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	P13
Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	17	Engine
Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	22	P11
German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	Gearbox
British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	21	Not classified
French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	25	P15
Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	Spun off
Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	P10
Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	24	Disqualified
San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	Gearbox
European Grand Prix	Tyrrell	25	Gearbox
Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	23	Fuel system
South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	23	Transmission

199216 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1992
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	Engine	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	9	P4	3
Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	12	P9	0
Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	21	P6	1
Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	P8	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	P8	0
German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	20	Engine	0
British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	Spun off	0
French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	Spun off	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	P5	2
Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	10	Gearbox	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	P14	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	Engine	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	Engine	0
Mexican Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	P5	2
South African Grand Prix	Tyrrell	10	Engine	0

199116 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1991
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Jordan	12	P8	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Jordan	11	Accident	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Jordan	17	Electrical	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Jordan	14	P8	0
Italian Grand Prix	Jordan	14	P7	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Jordan	11	P13	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Jordan	17	P7	0
German Grand Prix	Jordan	7	P5	2
British Grand Prix	Jordan	13	Spun off	0
French Grand Prix	Jordan	13	P6	1
Mexican Grand Prix	Jordan	11	P4	3
Canadian Grand Prix	Jordan	11	P4	3
Monaco Grand Prix	Jordan	10	Throttle	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Jordan	11	Gearbox	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Jordan	13	Engine	0
United States Grand Prix	Jordan	—	Did not prequalify	0

199016 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1990
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian Grand Prix	Dallara	15	Electrical
Japanese Grand Prix	Dallara	26	Spun off
Spanish Grand Prix	Dallara	17	Engine
Portuguese Grand Prix	Dallara	18	Spun off
Italian Grand Prix	Dallara	25	P10
Belgian Grand Prix	Dallara	20	Engine
Hungarian Grand Prix	Dallara	10	Engine
German Grand Prix	Dallara	—	Did not qualify
British Grand Prix	Dallara	23	Fuel system
French Grand Prix	Dallara	21	Disqualified
Mexican Grand Prix	Dallara	15	P13
Canadian Grand Prix	Dallara	25	Gearbox
Monaco Grand Prix	Dallara	12	Engine
San Marino Grand Prix	Dallara	17	Wheel
Brazilian Grand Prix	Dallara	9	Collision
United States Grand Prix	Dallara	3	Engine

198916 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1989
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Dallara	9	Spun off	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Dallara	16	P10	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Dallara	15	P7	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Dallara	19	Electrical	0
Italian Grand Prix	Dallara	17	Engine	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Dallara	18	P11	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Dallara	18	Clutch	0
German Grand Prix	Dallara	21	P7	0
British Grand Prix	Dallara	25	Engine	0
French Grand Prix	Dallara	—	Did not qualify	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Dallara	9	P3	4
United States Grand Prix	Dallara	13	P8	0
Mexican Grand Prix	Dallara	12	Suspension	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Dallara	10	P13	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Dallara	16	P10	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Dallara	15	P13	0

198816 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1988
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Rial	15	P8	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Rial	14	Overheating	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Rial	23	Engine	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Rial	12	Halfshaft	0
Italian Grand Prix	Rial	18	Chassis	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Rial	19	Accident	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Rial	18	Halfshaft	0
German Grand Prix	Rial	14	P13	0
British Grand Prix	Rial	14	Clutch	0
French Grand Prix	Rial	12	P10	0
Detroit Grand Prix	Rial	12	P4	3
Canadian Grand Prix	Rial	12	P9	0
Mexican Grand Prix	Rial	12	Gearbox	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Rial	19	Engine	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Rial	16	Suspension	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Rial	14	Engine	0

198716 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1987
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Brabham	10	P8	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Engine	0
Mexican Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Accident	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Gearbox	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Brabham	13	Injection	0
Italian Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Suspension	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Brabham	10	Engine	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Brabham	13	Gearbox	0
German Grand Prix	Brabham	7	Engine	0
British Grand Prix	Brabham	9	Turbo	0
French Grand Prix	Brabham	11	Turbo	0
Detroit Grand Prix	Brabham	17	Gearbox	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Brabham	21	Suspension	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Brabham	13	P3	4
San Marino Grand Prix	Brabham	13	Spun off	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Brabham	13	Differential	0

198616 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1986
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian Grand Prix	Minardi	11	Mechanical
Mexican Grand Prix	Minardi	22	P8
Portuguese Grand Prix	Minardi	16	Spun off
Italian Grand Prix	Minardi	21	Engine
Austrian Grand Prix	Minardi	23	Clutch
Hungarian Grand Prix	Minardi	20	Engine
German Grand Prix	Minardi	23	Gearbox
British Grand Prix	Minardi	21	Electrical
French Grand Prix	Minardi	23	Turbo
Detroit Grand Prix	Minardi	23	Gearbox
Canadian Grand Prix	Minardi	21	Gearbox
Belgian Grand Prix	Minardi	19	Out of fuel
Monaco Grand Prix	Minardi	—	Did not qualify
San Marino Grand Prix	Minardi	23	Engine
Spanish Grand Prix	Minardi	24	Differential
Brazilian Grand Prix	Minardi	22	Turbo

198511 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1985
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	18	Turbo	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	18	Accident	0
German Grand Prix	Ligier	14	Collision	0
British Grand Prix	Ligier	7	Clutch	0
French Grand Prix	Ligier	13	Steering	0
Detroit Grand Prix	Ligier	17	P10	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	15	P14	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	8	P4	3
San Marino Grand Prix	Ligier	13	Spun off	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Ligier	8	Tyre	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	13	Accident	0

198416 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1984
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Portuguese Grand Prix	Ligier	20	P12	0
European Grand Prix	Ligier	17	P7	0
Italian Grand Prix	Ligier	16	Engine	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Ligier	14	Engine	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Ligier	18	Injection	0
German Grand Prix	Ligier	11	P7	0
British Grand Prix	Ligier	19	P10	0
Dallas Grand Prix	Ligier	16	Spun off	0
Detroit Grand Prix	Ligier	12	Overheating	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Ligier	10	Brakes	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Ligier	7	Accident	0
French Grand Prix	Ligier	26	P10	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Ligier	12	P6	1
Belgian Grand Prix	Ligier	13	Accident	0
South African Grand Prix	Ligier	14	P5	2
Brazilian Grand Prix	Ligier	14	Gearbox	0

198315 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1983
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
South African Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	9	P2	6
European Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	14	P4	3
Italian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	6	Collision	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	8	Engine	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	11	Out of fuel	0
German Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	3	P2	6
British Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	9	P8	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	8	Engine	0
Detroit Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	8	Turbo	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	3	Injection	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	7	Gearbox	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	8	Ignition	0
French Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	7	P12	0
United States Grand Prix West	Alfa Romeo	19	Gearbox	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	—	Did not qualify	0

198216 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1982
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	18	P9	0
Italian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	9	P10	0
Swiss Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	5	P10	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	11	Collision	0
German Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	8	Gearbox	0
French Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	7	Spun off	0
British Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	11	Electrical	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	9	Electrical	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	9	P6	1
Detroit Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	2	Transmission	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	7	P3	4
Belgian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	6	Gearbox	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	7	Electrical	0
United States Grand Prix West	Alfa Romeo	1	Spun off	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	10	Chassis	0
South African Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	16	P13	0

198115 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1981
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Caesars Palace Grand Prix	McLaren	14	P12	0
Canadian Grand Prix	McLaren	13	Spun off	0
Italian Grand Prix	McLaren	16	P7	0
Dutch Grand Prix	McLaren	—	Withdrew	0
Austrian Grand Prix	McLaren	18	P8	0
German Grand Prix	McLaren	10	Collision	0
British Grand Prix	McLaren	6	Spun off	0
French Grand Prix	McLaren	5	P11	0
Spanish Grand Prix	McLaren	14	Accident	0
Monaco Grand Prix	McLaren	11	Collision	0
Belgian Grand Prix	McLaren	23	Gearbox	0
San Marino Grand Prix	McLaren	14	P6	1
Argentine Grand Prix	McLaren	18	P11	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	McLaren	20	Engine	0
United States Grand Prix West	McLaren	22	Collision	0

19802 races▾

Andrea de Cesaris race results in 1980
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	10	Accident	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Alfa Romeo	8	Engine	0