Gerhard Berger vs Thierry Boutsen

1985·

Thierry Boutsen beat Gerhard Berger 11–5 at Arrows in 1985, helped by 7 retirements for Gerhard Berger. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Gerhard BergerThierry Boutsen

5Qualifying11

16 shared races

5Race day11

16 shared races

3Points11

in shared races, as awarded at the time

37Points (today’s rules)65

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/4
Best finish: P5/P2
Avg. grid: 14.4/11.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Gerhard Berger and Thierry Boutsen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Gerhard Berger	Thierry Boutsen	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	19/12	Suspension	P11	0 / 0
2	2Portuguese Grand Prix	17/10	Spun off	Electrical	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	18/5	Engine	P2▲	0 / 6
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	11/6	Accident	P9	0 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	12/7	P13▼	P9	0 / 0
6	6Detroit Grand Prix	24/21	P11	P7	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	9/12	Accident	P9	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	17/19	P8	Spun off	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	17/15	P7	P4	0 / 3
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	17/16	Turbo	P8	0 / 0
11	11Dutch Grand Prix	14/8	P9	Suspension	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	11/14	Engine	P9	0 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	8/9	P7	P10	0 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	19/12	P10	P6	0 / 1
15	15South African Grand Prix	11/10	P5	P6	2 / 1
16	16Australian Grand Prix	7/11	P6	Oil leak	1 / 0
	Average finish		P8.4	P7.5

How to read this table

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

Gerhard Berger’s career Thierry Boutsen’s career Arrows 1985 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.