Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell

1984·

Elio de Angelis beat Nigel Mansell 11–5 at Team Lotus in 1984, helped by 11 retirements for Nigel Mansell. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Elio de AngelisNigel Mansell

11Qualifying5

16 shared races

11Race day5

16 shared races

34Points13

as awarded at the time

145Points (today’s rules)58

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 4/2
Poles: 1/1
Retirements: 4/11
Best finish: P2/P3
Avg. grid: 5.6/7.5

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	1/5	P3	Accident	4 / 0
2	South African Grand Prix	7/3	P7	Turbo	0 / 0
3	Belgian Grand Prix	5/10	P5	Clutch	2 / 0
4	San Marino Grand Prix	11/18	P3	Spun off	4 / 0
5	French Grand Prix	2/6	P5	P3	2 / 4
6	Monaco Grand Prix	11/2	P5	Spun off	1 / 0
7	Canadian Grand Prix	3/7	P4	P6	3 / 1
8	Detroit Grand Prix	5/3	P2	Gearbox	6 / 0
9	Dallas Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P6	4 / 1
10	British Grand Prix	4/8	P4	Gearbox	3 / 0
11	German Grand Prix	2/16	Turbo	P4	0 / 3
12	Austrian Grand Prix	3/8	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
13	Dutch Grand Prix	3/12	P4	P3	3 / 4
14	Italian Grand Prix	3/7	Gearbox	Spun off	0 / 0
15	European Grand Prix	23/8	Turbo	Engine	0 / 0
16	Portuguese Grand Prix	5/6	P5	Spun off	2 / 0
Average finish			P4.2	P4.4

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
1983	Team Lotus	Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell	12–3	5–10	2–10
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 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.