Michele Alboreto vs Gerhard Berger

1987·

Gerhard Berger edged Michele Alboreto 9–7 in the races and 12–4 in qualifying at Ferrari in 1987. Gerhard Berger scored 36 points to 17.

Michele AlboretoGerhard Berger

4Qualifying12

16 shared races

7Race day9

16 shared races

17Points36

in shared races, as awarded at the time

64Points (today’s rules)116

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/2
Podiums: 3/3
Poles: 0/3
Retirements: 10/9
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 6.3/4.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Michele Alboreto and Gerhard Berger
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Michele Alboreto	Gerhard Berger	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	9/7	P8	P4	0 / 3
2	2San Marino Grand Prix	6/5	P3	Electrical	4 / 0
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	5/4	Transmission	Engine	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	5/8	P3	P4	4 / 3
5	5Detroit Grand Prix	7/12	Gearbox	P4	0 / 3
6	6French Grand Prix	8/6	Engine	Suspension	0 / 0
7	7British Grand Prix	7/8	Suspension	Accident	0 / 0
8	8German Grand Prix	5/10	Turbo	Turbo	0 / 0
9	9Hungarian Grand Prix	5/2	Engine	Differential	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	6/3	Turbo	Turbo	0 / 0
11	11Italian Grand Prix	8/3	Turbo	P4	0 / 3
12	12Portuguese Grand Prix	6/1	Gearbox	P2	0 / 6
13	13Spanish Grand Prix	4/3	P15▼	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Mexican Grand Prix	9/2	Engine	Turbo	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	4/1	P4	P1	3 / 9
16	16Australian Grand Prix	6/1	P2	P1	6 / 9
	Average finish		P5.8	P2.9

How to read this table

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

Other seasons in which Michele Alboreto and Gerhard Berger were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1988	Ferrari	Michele Alboreto vs Gerhard Berger	0–16	5–11	24–41

Michele Alboreto’s career Gerhard Berger’s career Ferrari 1987 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.