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

as awarded at the time

158Points (today’s rules)228

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	Brazilian Grand Prix	1/2	P6	P2	1 / 6
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1/2	Accident	Exhaust	0 / 0
4	Monaco Grand Prix	1/3	Turbo	P2	0 / 6
5	Detroit Grand Prix	1/3	P5	P2	2 / 6
6	French Grand Prix	1/4	P1	P2	9 / 6
7	British Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P2	9 / 6
8	German Grand Prix	1/4	Engine	P1	0 / 9
9	Hungarian Grand Prix	1/3	P14	P1	0 / 9
10	Austrian Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P2	9 / 6
11	Italian Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	4 / 9
12	Portuguese Grand Prix	2/4	Electrical	P3	0 / 4
13	Spanish Grand Prix	2/1	P1	P4	9 / 3
14	Mexican Grand Prix	1/3	P1	P2	9 / 6

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.