Martin Donnelly vs Derek Warwick

1990·

Derek Warwick edged Martin Donnelly 9–4 in the races and 7–6 in qualifying at Team Lotus in 1990. Derek Warwick scored 3 points to 0.

Martin DonnellyDerek Warwick

6Qualifying7

13 shared races

4Race day9

13 shared races

0Points3

in shared races, as awarded at the time

14Points (today’s rules)29

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 8/6
Best finish: P7/P5
Avg. grid: 15.1/15.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Martin Donnelly and Derek Warwick
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Martin Donnelly	Derek Warwick	Points
1	1United States Grand Prix	19/24	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	14/24	Spun off	Electrical	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	11/10	P8	P7	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	11/13	Gearbox	Spun off	0 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	12/11	Engine	P6	0 / 1
6	6Mexican Grand Prix	12/11	P8	P10	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	17/16	P12	P11	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	14/16	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	20/16	Clutch	P8	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	18/11	P7	P5	0 / 2
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	22/18	P12	P11	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	11/12	Engine	Clutch	0 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	15/21	Alternator	Throttle	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.4	P8.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Martin Donnelly / Derek Warwick.
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.

Martin Donnelly’s career Derek Warwick’s career Team Lotus 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.