Alessandro Nannini vs Emanuele Pirro

1989·

Alessandro Nannini edged Emanuele Pirro 6–4 in the races and 9–1 in qualifying at Benetton in 1989. Alessandro Nannini scored 24 points to 2.

Alessandro NanniniEmanuele Pirro

9Qualifying1

10 shared races

6Race day4

10 shared races

24Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

80Points (today’s rules)17

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/0
Podiums: 3/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/5
Best finish: P1/P5
Avg. grid: 7.9/16.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Alessandro Nannini and Emanuele Pirro
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Alessandro Nannini	Emanuele Pirro	Points
7	7French Grand Prix	4/24	Suspension	P9	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	9/26	P3	P11	4 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	7/9	Electrical	Spun off	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	7/25	Gearbox	P8	0 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	7/13	P5	P10	2 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	8/9	Brakes	Transmission	0 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	13/16	P4	Suspension	3 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	14/10	Spun off	Spun off	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	6/22	P1	Collision	9 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	4/13	P2	P5	6 / 2
	Average finish		P3.0	P8.6

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Alessandro Nannini / Emanuele Pirro.
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.

Other Benetton battles in 1989

Other Benetton teammate battles in 1989
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Johnny Herbert vs Alessandro Nannini	1–4	2–3	5–8

Alessandro Nannini’s career Emanuele Pirro’s career Benetton 1989 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.