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Benetton F1 stats

Constructor info

Licensed in	United Kingdom (1986-1995) Italy (1996-2001)
Race debut	1986 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last race	2001 Japanese Grand Prix
Year(s) active	1986-2001
Best championship finish (constructor)	World Champion (1995)
Best championship finish (driver)	2x World Champion Michael Schumacher (1994, 1995)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at Benetton’s F1 stats.

Grand Prix entries	260
Grand Prix starts	260
Wins	27	10.4%
Race 1-2	2	7.4%
Podiums	102
Races with a podium	94	36.2%
Pole positions	15	5.8%
1-2 start	1	6.7%
Fastest laps	36	13.8%
Points	851.5	3.28 pts p/r
Driver points finishes	212
Races scored points (driver)	166	63.8%
Races scored points (constructor)	165	63.5%
Front row starts	33
Races with front row start	32	12.3%
Times led Constructors’ championship	25
Times led Drivers’ championship	32

Best start	1st	x15
Best finish	1st	x27
Constructors’ championships	1
Drivers’ championships	2
1-2 in drivers’ championship	0
Did not start	0
Did not qualify	1
Did not pre-qualify	0
Retirements	193
Races with a DNF	159	61.2%
Not classified	0
Disqualified	6
No. of events	24
No. of circuits	31
No. of drivers	17

Stats by season

A look at Benetton’s F1 stats by season.

Year	Engine	Drivers	RE	RS	W	PD	PP	FL	FR	DNF	BS	BR	PF	PTS	WC
1986	BMW	(AUT) Gerhard Berger (16) 7th (ITA) Teo Fabi (16) 15th	16	16	1	2	2	3	4	21	1	1	6	19	6th
1987	Ford Cosworth	(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (16) 8th (ITA) Teo Fabi (16) 9th	16	16	–	2	–	1	–	18	3	3	11	28	5th
1988	Ford Cosworth	(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (16) 4th (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (16) 9th	16	16	–	7	–	1	–	9	3	3	14	39	3rd
1989	Ford Cosworth	(ITA) Alessandro Nannini (16) 6th (GBR) Johnny Herbert (6) 14th (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (10) 23rd	16	16	1	4	–	–	–	11	3	1	11	39	4th
1990	Ford Cosworth	(BRA) Nelson Piquet (16) 3rd (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (14) 8th (BRA) Roberto Moreno (2) 10th	16	16	2	8	–	1	–	8	4	1	19	71	3rd
1991	Ford Cosworth	(BRA) Nelson Piquet (16) 6th (BRA) Roberto Moreno (11) 10th (DEU) Michael Schumacher (5) 12th	16	16	1	3	–	1	–	12	4	1	14	38.5	4th
1992	Ford Cosworth	(DEU) Michael Schumacher (16) 3rd (GBR) Martin Brundle (16) 6th	16	16	1	13	–	2	1	9	2	1	22	91	3rd
1993	Ford Cosworth	(DEU) Michael Schumacher (16) 4th (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (16) 5th	16	16	1	11	–	5	1	15	2	1	16	72	3rd
1994	Ford Cosworth	(DEU) Michael Schumacher (14) WC (NLD) Jos Verstappen (10) 10th (FIN) JJ Lehto (6) 25th (GBR) Johnny Herbert (2)	16	16	8	12	6	8	12	13	1	1	14	103	2nd
1995	Renault	(DEU) Michael Schumacher (17) WC (GBR) Johnny Herbert (17) 4th	17	17	11	15	4	8	10	9	1	1	22	137	WC
1996	Renault	(FRA) Jean Alesi (16) 4th (AUT) Gerhard Berger (16) 6th	16	16	–	10	–	3	1	13	2	2	18	68	3rd
1997	Renault	(FRA) Jean Alesi (17) 4th (AUT) Gerhard Berger (14) 5th (AUT) Alexander Wurz (3) 14th	17	17	1	8	2	2	3	6	1	1	18	67	3rd
1998	Playlife	(AUT) Alexander Wurz (16) 8th (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (16) 9th	16	16	–	2	1	1	1	10	1	2	11	33	5th
1999	Playlife	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (16) 9th (AUT) Alexander Wurz (16) 13th	16	16	–	1	–	–	–	14	4	2	6	16	6th
2000	Playlife	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (17) 9th (AUT) Alexander Wurz (17) 15th	17	17	–	3	–	–	–	11	3	2	6	20	4th
2001	Renault	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (17) 11th (GBR) Jenson Button (17) 17th	17	17	–	1	–	–	–	14	6	3	4	10	7th

Table definitions

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Drivers: (race entries) championship position
RE: Race entries
RS: Race starts
W: Wins
PD: Podiums
PP: Pole positions
FL: Fastest laps
FR: Front row starts
DNF: Did not finish
BS: Best start
BR: Best result
PF: Points finishes by drivers
PTS: Points
WC: World Championship