Thierry Boutsen vs Marc Surer

1983·

Thierry Boutsen and Marc Surer finished level 5–5 on race day at Arrows in 1983. Qualifying was level too, 5–5. They finished level on 0 points.

Thierry BoutsenMarc Surer

5Qualifying5

10 shared races

5Race day5

10 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

16Points (today’s rules)15

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/3
Best finish: P7/P7
Avg. grid: 17/16.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Thierry Boutsen and Marc Surer
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Thierry Boutsen	Marc Surer	Points
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	18/10	Suspension	P11	0 / 0
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	10/5	P7	P11	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	15/14	P7	Transmission	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	17/19	P15▼	P17▼	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	14/20	P9	P7	0 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	19/22	P13	Collision	0 / 0
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	21/14	P14	P8	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	18/20	Engine	P10	0 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	18/17	P11	Engine	0 / 0
15	15South African Grand Prix	20/22	P9	P8	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.6	P10.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Thierry Boutsen / Marc Surer.
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.

Thierry Boutsen and Marc Surer in other seasons

Other seasons in which Thierry Boutsen and Marc Surer were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1986	Arrows	Thierry Boutsen vs Marc Surer	5–0	4–1	0–0
1984	Arrows	Thierry Boutsen vs Marc Surer	10–5	11–4	5–1

Other Arrows battles in 1983

Other Arrows teammate battles in 1983
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Chico Serra vs Marc Surer	0–4	1–3	0–2

Thierry Boutsen’s career Marc Surer’s career Arrows 1983 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.