Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell

1982·

Elio de Angelis edged Nigel Mansell 8–5 in the races and 10–3 in qualifying at Team Lotus in 1982. Elio de Angelis scored 23 points to 7.

Elio de AngelisNigel Mansell

10Qualifying3

13 shared races

8Race day5

13 shared races

23Points7

in shared races, as awarded at the time

93Points (today’s rules)45

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/0
Podiums: 1/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/7
Best finish: P1/P3
Avg. grid: 12.7/16.2

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	1South African Grand Prix	15/18	P8	Electrical	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	11/14	Collision	P3	0 / 4
3	3United States Grand Prix West	16/17	P5	P7	2 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	11/7	P4	Clutch	3 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	15/11	P5	P4	2 / 3
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	8/7	Gearbox	Engine	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	10/14	P4	Collision	3 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	7/23	P4	Driver unwell	3 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	13/18	Handling	P9	0 / 0
13	13Austrian Grand Prix	7/12	P1	Engine	9 / 0
14	14Swiss Grand Prix	15/26	P6	P8	1 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	17/23	Throttle	P7	0 / 0
16	16Caesars Palace Grand Prix	20/21	Engine	Collision	0 / 0
	Average finish		P4.6	P6.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Elio de Angelis / Nigel Mansell.
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.

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
1981	Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell	8–5	10–3	14–8

Elio de Angelis’s career Nigel Mansell’s career Team Lotus 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.