René Arnoux vs Piercarlo Ghinzani

1987·

René Arnoux edged Piercarlo Ghinzani 8–6 in the races and 13–1 in qualifying at Ligier in 1987. René Arnoux scored 1 points to 0.

René ArnouxPiercarlo Ghinzani

13Qualifying1

14 shared races

8Race day6

14 shared races

1Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

11Points (today’s rules)14

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 9/8
Best finish: P6/P7
Avg. grid: 16.9/20.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of René Arnoux and Piercarlo Ghinzani
R	Grand Prix	Grid	René Arnoux	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Points
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	16/17	P6	P7	1 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	22/20	P11	P12	0 / 0
5	5Detroit Grand Prix	21/23	P10	Clutch	0 / 0
6	6French Grand Prix	13/17	Exhaust	Engine	0 / 0
7	7British Grand Prix	16/19	Electrical	Excluded	0 / 0
8	8German Grand Prix	12/17	Ignition	Engine	0 / 0
9	9Hungarian Grand Prix	19/25	Electrical	P12	0 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	16/18	P10	P8	0 / 0
11	11Italian Grand Prix	15/19	P10	P8	0 / 0
12	12Portuguese Grand Prix	18/23	Radiator	Ignition	0 / 0
13	13Spanish Grand Prix	14/23	Collision	Ignition	0 / 0
14	14Mexican Grand Prix	18/21	Overheating	Water leak	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	17/24	Out of fuel	P13	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	20/22	Ignition	Ignition	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.4	P10.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows René Arnoux / 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.

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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