Nigel Mansell vs Nelson Piquet

1987·

Nelson Piquet beat Nigel Mansell 7–6 at Williams in 1987, helped by 4 retirements for Nigel Mansell. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Nigel MansellNelson Piquet

9Qualifying4

13 shared races

6Race day7

13 shared races

52Points76

in shared races, as awarded at the time

158Points (today’s rules)228

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 5/3
Podiums: 6/11
Poles: 8/4
Retirements: 4/1
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 1.4/2.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Nigel Mansell	Nelson Piquet	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	1/2	P6	P2	1 / 6
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	1/2	Accident	Exhaust	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	1/3	Turbo	P2	0 / 6
5	5Detroit Grand Prix	1/3	P5	P2	2 / 6
6	6French Grand Prix	1/4	P1	P2	9 / 6
7	7British Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P2	9 / 6
8	8German Grand Prix	1/4	Engine	P1	0 / 9
9	9Hungarian Grand Prix	1/3	P14▼	P1	0 / 9
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P2	9 / 6
11	11Italian Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	4 / 9
12	12Portuguese Grand Prix	2/4	Electrical	P3	0 / 4
13	13Spanish Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P4	9 / 3
14	14Mexican Grand Prix	1/3	P1	P2	9 / 6
	Average finish		P3.7	P2.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Nigel Mansell / Nelson Piquet.
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.

Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet in other seasons

Other seasons in which Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1986	Williams	Nigel Mansell vs Nelson Piquet	8–8	9–7	72–69

Nigel Mansell’s career Nelson Piquet’s career Williams 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.