Michele Alboreto vs Pierluigi Martini

1994·

Pierluigi Martini beat Michele Alboreto 9–5 at Minardi in 1994, helped by 10 retirements for Michele Alboreto. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Michele AlboretoPierluigi Martini

3Qualifying13

16 shared races

5Race day9

16 shared races, 2 tied

1Points4

in shared races, as awarded at the time

16Points (today’s rules)33

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 10/7
Best finish: P6/P5
Avg. grid: 18.3/15.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Michele Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Michele Alboreto	Pierluigi Martini	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	22/15	Engine	P8	0 / 0
2	2Pacific Grand Prix	15/17	Collision	Spun off	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	15/14	Wheel	Spun off	0 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	12/9	P6▲	Collision	1 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	14/18	Engine	P5▲	0 / 2
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	18/15	P11	P9	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	21/16	Engine	P5▲	0 / 2
8	8British Grand Prix	17/14	Engine	P10	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	23/20	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	20/15	P7	Spun off	0 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	18/10	P9	P8	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	22/18	Gearbox	Spun off	0 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	19/18	P13	P12	0 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	20/17	P14▼	P15▼	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	21/16	Spun off	Collision	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	16/18	Suspension	P9	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.0	P9.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Michele Alboreto / Pierluigi Martini.
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 Pierluigi Martini’s career Minardi 1994 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.