Thierry Boutsen vs Christian Danner

1986·

Thierry Boutsen and Christian Danner finished level 5–5 on race day at Arrows in 1986. Thierry Boutsen took qualifying 6–4. Christian Danner scored 1 points to 0.

Thierry BoutsenChristian Danner

6Qualifying4

10 shared races

5Race day5

10 shared races

0Points1

in shared races, as awarded at the time

13Points (today’s rules)14

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 7/5
Best finish: P7/P6
Avg. grid: 18.5/20.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Thierry Boutsen and Christian Danner
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Thierry Boutsen	Christian Danner	Points
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	13/19	Accident	Electrical	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	21/18	Not classified	P11	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	13/23	Not classified	Collision	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	21/17	Turbo	Turbo	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	22/21	Electrical	Suspension	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	18/22	Turbo	P6	0 / 1
13	13Italian Grand Prix	13/16	P7	P8	0 / 0
14	14Portuguese Grand Prix	21/22	P10	P11	0 / 0
15	15Mexican Grand Prix	21/20	P7	P9	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	22/24	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.0	P9.0

How to read this table

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

Other Arrows battles in 1986

Other Arrows teammate battles in 1986
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Thierry Boutsen vs Marc Surer	5–0	4–1	0–0

Thierry Boutsen’s career Christian Danner’s career Arrows 1986 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.