Gerhard Berger vs Nigel Mansell

1989·

Nigel Mansell beat Gerhard Berger 10–4 at Ferrari in 1989, helped by 12 retirements for Gerhard Berger. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Gerhard BergerNigel Mansell

7Qualifying7

14 shared races

4Race day10

14 shared races

15Points38

as awarded at the time

43Points (today’s rules)116

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/2
Podiums: 2/6
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 12/8
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 5/4.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Gerhard Berger and Nigel Mansell
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Gerhard Berger	Nigel Mansell	Points
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	3/6	Collision	P1	0 / 9
2	San Marino Grand Prix	5/3	Accident	Gearbox	0 / 0
4	Mexican Grand Prix	6/3	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
5	United States Grand Prix	8/4	Alternator	Alternator	0 / 0
6	Canadian Grand Prix	4/5	Gearbox	Disqualified	0 / 0
7	French Grand Prix	6/3	Clutch	P2	0 / 6
8	British Grand Prix	4/3	Fire	P2	0 / 6
9	German Grand Prix	4/3	Spun off	P3	0 / 4
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	6/12	Gearbox	P1	0 / 9
11	Belgian Grand Prix	3/6	Spun off	P3	0 / 4
12	Italian Grand Prix	2/3	P2	Gearbox	6 / 0
13	Portuguese Grand Prix	2/3	P1	Disqualified	9 / 0
15	Japanese Grand Prix	3/4	Gearbox	Engine	0 / 0
16	Australian Grand Prix	14/7	Collision	Spun off	0 / 0
Average finish			P1.5	P2.0

How to read this table

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

Gerhard Berger’s career Nigel Mansell’s career Ferrari 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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. 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 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.