Michele Alboreto vs René Arnoux

1984·

Michele Alboreto and René Arnoux finished level 8–8 on race day at Ferrari in 1984. Michele Alboreto took qualifying 12–4. Michele Alboreto scored 30.5 points to 27.

Michele AlboretoRené Arnoux

12Qualifying4

16 shared races

8Race day8

16 shared races

30.5Points27

in shared races, as awarded at the time

106Points (today’s rules)122

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/0
Podiums: 4/4
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 8/4
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 7.4/10.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Michele Alboreto and René Arnoux
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Michele Alboreto	René Arnoux	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	2/10	Brakes	Battery	0 / 0
2	2South African Grand Prix	10/15	P11▼	Injection	0 / 0
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P3	9 / 4
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	13/6	Exhaust	P2	0 / 6
5	5French Grand Prix	10/11	Engine	P4	0 / 3
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	4/3	P6	P3	0.5 / 2
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	6/5	Engine	P5	0 / 2
8	8Detroit Grand Prix	4/15	Engine	Accident	0 / 0
9	9Dallas Grand Prix	9/4	Spun off	P2	0 / 6
10	10British Grand Prix	9/13	P5	P6	2 / 1
11	11German Grand Prix	6/10	Engine	P6	0 / 1
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	12/15	P3	P7	4 / 0
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	9/15	Engine	P11▼	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	11/14	P2	Gearbox	6 / 0
15	15European Grand Prix	5/6	P2	P5	6 / 2
16	16Portuguese Grand Prix	8/17	P4	P9	3 / 0
	Average finish		P4.3	P5.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Michele Alboreto / René Arnoux.
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.

Michele Alboreto’s career René Arnoux’s career Ferrari 1984 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.