Thierry Boutsen vs Riccardo Patrese

1990·

Thierry Boutsen edged Riccardo Patrese 9–7 in the races and 8–8 in qualifying at Williams in 1990. Thierry Boutsen scored 34 points to 23.

Thierry BoutsenRiccardo Patrese

8Qualifying8

16 shared races

9Race day7

16 shared races

34Points23

in shared races, as awarded at the time

130Points (today’s rules)105

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/1
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 6/4
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 5.6/5.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Thierry Boutsen	Riccardo Patrese	Points
1	1United States Grand Prix	9/12	P3	P9	4 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	3/4	P5	P13▼	2 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	4/3	Engine	P1▲	0 / 9
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	6/4	P4	Distributor	3 / 0
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	6/9	Collision	Brakes	0 / 0
6	6Mexican Grand Prix	5/2	P5	P9	2 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	8/6	Engine	P6	0 / 1
8	8British Grand Prix	4/7	P2	Chassis	6 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	6/5	P6	P5	1 / 2
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P4	9 / 3
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	4/7	Transmission	Gearbox	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	6/7	Suspension	P5	0 / 2
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	7/5	Engine	P7	0 / 0
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	7/6	P4	P5	3 / 2
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	5/7	P5	P4	2 / 3
16	16Australian Grand Prix	9/6	P5	P6	2 / 1
	Average finish		P4.0	P6.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Thierry Boutsen / Riccardo Patrese.
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.

Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese in other seasons

Other seasons in which Thierry Boutsen and Riccardo Patrese were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1989	Williams	Thierry Boutsen vs Riccardo Patrese	4–12	8–7	37–40

Thierry Boutsen’s career Riccardo Patrese’s career Williams 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.