Andrea de Cesaris vs Bruno Giacomelli

1982·

Andrea de Cesaris out-qualified Bruno Giacomelli 10–6 at Alfa Romeo in 1982, but Bruno Giacomelli won the races 8–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Andrea de CesarisBruno Giacomelli

10Qualifying6

16 shared races

7Race day8

16 shared races, 1 tied

5Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

27Points (today’s rules)19

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 10/9
Best finish: P3/P5
Avg. grid: 8.5/10.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Andrea de Cesaris and Bruno Giacomelli
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Andrea de Cesaris	Bruno Giacomelli	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	16/19	P13▼	P11	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	10/16	Chassis	Clutch	0 / 0
3	3United States Grand Prix West	1/5	Spun off	Collision	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	7/6	Electrical	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	6/15	Gearbox	Collision	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	7/3	P3▲	Halfshaft	4 / 0
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	2/6	Transmission	Collision	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	9/5	P6	Collision	1 / 0
9	9Dutch Grand Prix	9/8	Electrical	P11	0 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	11/14	Electrical	P7	0 / 0
11	11French Grand Prix	7/8	Spun off	P9	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	8/11	Gearbox	P5▲	0 / 2
13	13Austrian Grand Prix	11/13	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
14	14Swiss Grand Prix	5/9	P10	P12	0 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	9/8	P10	Handling	0 / 0
16	16Caesars Palace Grand Prix	18/16	P9	P10	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.5	P9.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Andrea de Cesaris / Bruno Giacomelli.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Andrea de Cesaris’s career Bruno Giacomelli’s career Alfa Romeo 1982 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
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. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because 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.