Gerhard Berger vs Teo Fabi

1986·

Gerhard Berger beat Teo Fabi 10–6 at Benetton in 1986, helped by 11 retirements for Teo Fabi. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Gerhard BergerTeo Fabi

12Qualifying4

16 shared races

10Race day6

16 shared races

17Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

74Points (today’s rules)22

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/0
Podiums: 2/0
Poles: 0/2
Retirements: 8/11
Best finish: P1/P5
Avg. grid: 6.6/9.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Gerhard Berger and Teo Fabi
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Gerhard Berger	Teo Fabi	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	16/12	P6	P10	1 / 0
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	7/9	P6	P5	1 / 2
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	9/10	P3	Engine	4 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	5/16	Steering	Brakes	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	2/6	P10▼	P7	0 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	7/15	Turbo	Battery	0 / 0
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	12/17	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	8/6	Gearbox	Engine	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	4/7	Electrical	Fuel system	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	4/9	P10▼	Accident	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	11/13	Transmission	Transmission	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	2/1	P7	Engine	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	4/1	P5	Puncture	2 / 0
14	14Portuguese Grand Prix	4/5	Spun off	P8	0 / 0
15	15Mexican Grand Prix	4/9	P1▲	Engine	9 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	6/13	Engine	P10	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.0	P8.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Gerhard Berger / Teo Fabi.
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 Teo Fabi’s career Benetton 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.