Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell

1981·

Elio de Angelis beat Nigel Mansell 10–3 at Team Lotus in 1981, helped by 8 retirements for Nigel Mansell. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Elio de AngelisNigel Mansell

8Qualifying5

13 shared races

10Race day3

13 shared races

14Points8

as awarded at the time

88Points (today’s rules)41

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/8
Best finish: P4/P3
Avg. grid: 10.5/10.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Elio de Angelis	Nigel Mansell	Points
1	United States Grand Prix West	13/7	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	10/13	P5	P11	2 / 0
3	Argentine Grand Prix	10/15	P6	Engine	1 / 0
5	Belgian Grand Prix	14/10	P5	P3	2 / 4
6	Monaco Grand Prix	6/3	Engine	Suspension	0 / 0
7	Spanish Grand Prix	10/11	P5	P6	2 / 1
8	French Grand Prix	8/13	P6	P7	1 / 0
10	German Grand Prix	14/15	P7	Fuel leak	0 / 0
11	Austrian Grand Prix	9/11	P7	Engine	0 / 0
12	Dutch Grand Prix	9/17	P5	Engine	2 / 0
13	Italian Grand Prix	11/12	P4	Suspension	3 / 0
14	Canadian Grand Prix	7/5	P6	Collision	1 / 0
15	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	15/9	Water leak	P4	0 / 3

Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell in other seasons

Other seasons in which Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1984	Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell	11–5	11–5	34–13
1983	Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell	12–3	5–10	2–10
1982	Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell	10–3	8–5	23–7

Elio de Angelis’s career Nigel Mansell’s career Team Lotus 1981 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.