Bruno Senna vs Vitaly Petrov

2011·

Bruno Senna out-qualified Vitaly Petrov 5–3 at Renault in 2011, but Vitaly Petrov won the races 5–3. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Bruno SennaVitaly Petrov

5Qualifying3

8 shared races

3Race day5

8 shared races

2Points5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 0/2
Best finish: P9/P9
Avg. grid: 11.6/12

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Bruno Senna	Vitaly Petrov	Points
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	7/10	P13	P9	0 / 2
13	13Italian Grand Prix	10/7	P9▲	Collision	2 / 0
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	15/18	P15	P17▼	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	9/10	P16	P9	0 / 2
16	16Korean Grand Prix	15/8	P13	Collision	0 / 0
17	17Indian Grand Prix	14/16	P12	P11	0 / 0
18	18Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	14/12	P16	P13	0 / 0
19	19Brazilian Grand Prix	9/15	P17	P10	0 / 1
	Average finish		P13.9	P11.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Bruno Senna / Vitaly Petrov.
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.

Other Renault battles in 2011

Other Renault teammate battles in 2011
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Nick Heidfeld vs Vitaly Petrov	3–8	6–5	34–32

Bruno Senna’s career Vitaly Petrov’s career Renault 2011 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.