Stefan Bellof vs Martin Brundle

1985·

Stefan Bellof edged Martin Brundle 5–3 in the races and 4–4 in qualifying at Tyrrell in 1985. Stefan Bellof scored 4 points to 0.

Stefan BellofMartin Brundle

4Qualifying4

8 shared races

5Race day3

8 shared races

4Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

24Points (today’s rules)15

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/3
Best finish: P4/P7
Avg. grid: 22.5/22.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Stefan Bellof and Martin Brundle
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Stefan Bellof	Martin Brundle	Points
2	2Portuguese Grand Prix	21/22	P6	Transmission	1 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	24/25	Engine	P9	0 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	23/24	P11	P12	0 / 0
6	6Detroit Grand Prix	19/18	P4▲	Accident	3 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	26/21	P13▼	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	26/20	P11	P7	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	19/26	P8	P10	0 / 0
11	11Dutch Grand Prix	22/21	Engine	P7	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.8	P9.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Stefan Bellof / Martin Brundle.
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.

Stefan Bellof and Martin Brundle in other seasons

Other seasons in which Stefan Bellof and Martin Brundle were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1984	Tyrrell	Stefan Bellof vs Martin Brundle	4–3	2–5	0–0

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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