Allen Berg vs Piercarlo Ghinzani

1986·

Piercarlo Ghinzani out-qualified Allen Berg 9–0 at Osella in 1986, but Allen Berg won the races 6–2. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Allen BergPiercarlo Ghinzani

0Qualifying9

9 shared races

6Race day2

9 shared races, 1 tied

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/8
Best finish: P12/P11
Avg. grid: 26/24.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Allen Berg and Piercarlo Ghinzani
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Allen Berg	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Points
7	7Detroit Grand Prix	25/22	Electrical	Turbo	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	26/25	Turbo	Accident	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	26/24	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	26/25	P12	Clutch	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	26/23	Turbo	Suspension	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	26/25	Electrical	P11	0 / 0
14	14Portuguese Grand Prix	27/24	P13	Engine	0 / 0
15	15Mexican Grand Prix	26/25	P16	Turbo	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	26/25	Not classified	Transmission	0 / 0
	Average finish		P13.7	P11.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Allen Berg / Piercarlo Ghinzani.
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 Osella battles in 1986

Other Osella teammate battles in 1986
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Christian Danner vs Piercarlo Ghinzani	1–4	2–3	0–0

Allen Berg’s career Piercarlo Ghinzani’s career Osella 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.