Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell

1983·

Nigel Mansell beat Elio de Angelis 10–5 at Team Lotus in 1983, helped by 13 retirements for Elio de Angelis. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Elio de AngelisNigel Mansell

12Qualifying3

15 shared races

5Race day10

15 shared races

2Points10

as awarded at the time

12Points (today’s rules)49

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 13/7
Best finish: P5/P3
Avg. grid: 8.6/13.1

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	Brazilian Grand Prix	13/22	Disqualified	P11	0 / 0
2	United States Grand Prix West	5/13	Handling	P12▼	0 / 0
3	French Grand Prix	5/18	Electrical	Physical	0 / 0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	9/15	Handling	P12▼	0 / 0
5	Monaco Grand Prix	19/14	Halfshaft	Collision	0 / 0
6	Belgian Grand Prix	13/19	P9	Gearbox	0 / 0
7	Detroit Grand Prix	4/14	Gearbox	P6	0 / 1
8	Canadian Grand Prix	11/18	Throttle	Handling	0 / 0
9	British Grand Prix	4/18	Turbo	P4	0 / 3
10	German Grand Prix	11/17	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
11	Austrian Grand Prix	12/3	Collision	P5	0 / 2
12	Dutch Grand Prix	3/5	Electrical	Spun off	0 / 0
13	Italian Grand Prix	8/11	P5	P8	2 / 0
14	European Grand Prix	1/3	Oil pump	P3▲	0 / 4
15	South African Grand Prix	11/7	Engine	Not classified	0 / 0
Average finish			P7.0	P7.6

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
1982	Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell	10–3	8–5	23–7
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 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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. 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 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.