Michele Alboreto vs Alex Caffi

1990·

Alex Caffi beat Michele Alboreto 8–2 at Arrows in 1990, helped by 5 retirements for Michele Alboreto. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Michele AlboretoAlex Caffi

4Qualifying6

10 shared races

2Race day8

10 shared races

0Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

3Points (today’s rules)19

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/2
Best finish: P9/P7
Avg. grid: 21.2/21.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Michele Alboreto and Alex Caffi
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Michele Alboreto	Alex Caffi	Points
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	23/25	Suspension	Clutch	0 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	14/26	Collision	P8	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	18/22	P10	Suspension	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	25/17	Engine	P7	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	19/18	Engine	P9	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	22/26	P12	P9	0 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	26/19	P13	P10	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	22/21	P12	P9	0 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	19/17	P9	P13	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	24/23	Engine	P9	0 / 0
	Average finish		P11.2	P9.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Michele Alboreto / Alex Caffi.
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.

Michele Alboreto’s career Alex Caffi’s career Arrows 1990 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.