Gerhard Berger vs Ayrton Senna

1991·

Ayrton Senna beat Gerhard Berger 13–3 at McLaren in 1991, helped by 7 retirements for Gerhard Berger. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Gerhard BergerAyrton Senna

3Qualifying13

16 shared races

3Race day13

16 shared races

43Points96

in shared races, as awarded at the time

145Points (today’s rules)287

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/7
Podiums: 6/12
Poles: 2/8
Retirements: 7/1
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 3.9/1.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna	Points
1	1United States Grand Prix	7/1	Fuel pump	P1	0 / 10
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	4/1	P3	P1	4 / 10
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	5/1	P2	P1	6 / 10
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	6/1	Spun off	P1	0 / 10
5	5Canadian Grand Prix	6/3	Injection	Alternator	0 / 0
6	6Mexican Grand Prix	5/3	Engine	P3	0 / 4
7	7French Grand Prix	5/3	Engine	P3	0 / 4
8	8British Grand Prix	4/2	P2	P4	6 / 3
9	9German Grand Prix	3/2	P4	P7▼	3 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	5/1	P4	P1	3 / 10
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	4/1	P2	P1	6 / 10
12	12Italian Grand Prix	3/1	P4	P2	3 / 6
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	2/3	Engine	P2	0 / 6
14	14Spanish Grand Prix	1/3	Electrical	P5	0 / 2
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P2	10 / 6
16	16Australian Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	2 / 5
	Average finish		P2.8	P2.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Gerhard Berger / Ayrton Senna.
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 and Ayrton Senna in other seasons

Other seasons in which Gerhard Berger and Ayrton Senna were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1992	McLaren	Gerhard Berger vs Ayrton Senna	1–15	8–8	49–50
1990	McLaren	Gerhard Berger vs Ayrton Senna	4–12	6–10	43–78

Gerhard Berger’s career Ayrton Senna’s career McLaren 1991 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.