Michele Alboreto vs Stefan Johansson

1985·

Michele Alboreto out-qualified Stefan Johansson 13–2 at Ferrari in 1985, but Stefan Johansson won the races 8–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Michele AlboretoStefan Johansson

13Qualifying2

15 shared races

7Race day8

15 shared races

47Points26

in shared races, as awarded at the time

146Points (today’s rules)106

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/0
Podiums: 7/2
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/5
Best finish: P1/P2
Avg. grid: 7.1/11.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Michele Alboreto	Stefan Johansson	Points
2	2Portuguese Grand Prix	5/11	P2	P8	6 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	4/15	Electrical	P6	0 / 1
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	3/15	P2	Accident	6 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	3/4	P1	P2	9 / 6
6	6Detroit Grand Prix	3/9	P3	P2	4 / 6
7	7French Grand Prix	3/16	Turbo	P4	0 / 3
8	8British Grand Prix	6/11	P2	Accident	6 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	8/2	P1	P9▼	9 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	9/12	P3	P4	4 / 3
11	11Dutch Grand Prix	16/17	P4	Engine	3 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	7/10	P13▼	P5	0 / 2
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	4/5	Clutch	Spun off	0 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	15/13	Turbo	Electrical	0 / 0
15	15South African Grand Prix	15/16	Turbo	P4	0 / 3
16	16Australian Grand Prix	5/15	Transmission	P5	0 / 2
	Average finish		P3.4	P4.9

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Michele Alboreto / Stefan Johansson.
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 and Stefan Johansson in other seasons

Other seasons in which Michele Alboreto and Stefan Johansson were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1986	Ferrari	Michele Alboreto vs Stefan Johansson	12–4	8–8	14–23

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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