Andrea de Cesaris vs Olivier Grouillard

1992·

Andrea de Cesaris beat Olivier Grouillard 10–6 at Tyrrell in 1992, helped by 12 retirements for Olivier Grouillard. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Andrea de CesarisOlivier Grouillard

14Qualifying2

16 shared races

10Race day6

16 shared races

8Points0

in shared races, as awarded at the time

50Points (today’s rules)4

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 8/12
Best finish: P4/P8
Avg. grid: 13.8/18.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Andrea de Cesaris and Olivier Grouillard
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Andrea de Cesaris	Olivier Grouillard	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	10/12	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
2	2Mexican Grand Prix	11/16	P5	Engine	2 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	13/17	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	11/15	Engine	Spun off	0 / 0
5	5San Marino Grand Prix	14/20	P14▼	P8	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	10/24	Gearbox	Transmission	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	14/26	P5	P12	2 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	19/22	Spun off	P11	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	18/20	Spun off	P11	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	20/14	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	19/22	P8	Collision	0 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	13/22	P8	Accident	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	21/18	P6	Engine	1 / 0
14	14Portuguese Grand Prix	12/15	P9	Gearbox	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	9/21	P4	Spun off	3 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	7/13	Engine	Accident	0 / 0
	Average finish		P7.4	P10.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Andrea de Cesaris / Olivier Grouillard.
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.

Andrea de Cesaris’s career Olivier Grouillard’s career Tyrrell 1992 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.