René Arnoux vs Stefan Johansson

1988·

René Arnoux and Stefan Johansson finished level 5–5 on race day at Ligier in 1988. René Arnoux took qualifying 7–3. They finished level on 0 points.

René ArnouxStefan Johansson

7Qualifying3

10 shared races

5Race day5

10 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

1Points (today’s rules)5

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 9/6
Best finish: P10/P9
Avg. grid: 20.5/22.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of René Arnoux and Stefan Johansson
R	Grand Prix	Grid	René Arnoux	Stefan Johansson	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	18/21	Clutch	P9	0 / 0
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	20/26	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
4	4Mexican Grand Prix	20/24	Accident	P10	0 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	20/25	Transmission	Engine	0 / 0
6	6Detroit Grand Prix	20/18	Overheating	Overheating	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	25/24	Engine	Throttle	0 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	17/20	Accident	P11	0 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	23/24	P10	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	19/21	Throttle	Wheel	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	23/22	Collision	P9	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.0	P9.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows René Arnoux / Stefan Johansson.
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 Stefan Johansson’s career Ligier 1988 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.