Andrea de Cesaris F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | Italian |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Rome, Italy |
| Date of birth | |
| Date of death | (aged 55) |
| First race | 1980 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1994 European Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1980-94 |
| Best championship finish | 8th () |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Andrea de Cesaris’ F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 214 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 208 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Podiums | 5 | 2.4% |
| Pole positions | 1 | 0.5% |
| Pole to win | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 1 | 0.5% |
| Points | 59 | 0.28 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 22 | 10.6% |
| Front row starts | 2 | 1.0% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x1 |
| Best finish | 2nd | x2 |
| Did not start | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 3 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 1 | |
| Retirements | 148 | 71.5% |
| First lap retirements | 12 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.5% |
| Disqualified | 2 | 1.0% |
| No. of events | 26 | |
| No. of circuits | 34 |
Stats by season
A look at de Cesaris’ F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | NC | |
| McLaren | 15 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18th | |
| Alfa Romeo | 16 | 16 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17th | |
| Alfa Romeo | 15 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8th | |
| Ligier | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16th | |
| Ligier | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17th | |
| Minardi | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 11 | 8 | – | – | NC | |
| Brabham | 16 | 16 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14th | |
| Rial | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15th | |
| Dallara | 16 | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16th | |
| Dallara | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | 10 | – | – | NC | |
| Jordan | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9th | |
| Tyrrell | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9th | |
| Tyrrell | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 15 | 10 | – | – | NC | |
| 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20th | ||
| 214 | 208 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 59 |
Table definitions
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- 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
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at de Cesaris’ F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo (1980, 1982-83) | 33 | 32 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| McLaren (1981) | 15 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Ligier (1984-85) | 27 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Minardi (1986) | 16 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 11 | 8 | – | – |
| Brabham (1987) | 16 | 16 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Rial (1988) | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallara (1989-90) | 32 | 30 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordan (1991, 1994) | 18 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Tyrrell (1992-93) | 32 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sauber (1994) | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 214 | 208 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 59 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- 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
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of de Cesaris’ teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (1980, 1982) | 18 | 10-8 |
| (GBR) John Watson (1981) | 15 | 1-14 |
| (ITA) Mauro Baldi (1983) | 14 | 13-1 |
| (FRA) Francois Hesnault (1984) | 16 | 15-1 |
| (FRA) Jacques Laffite (1985) | 11 | 7-4 |
| (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (1986) | 16 | 8-8 |
| (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (1987) | 15 | 3-12 |
| (ITA) Stefano Modena (1987) | 1 | 1-0 |
| (ITA) Alex Caffi (1989) | 16 | 6-10 |
| (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (1990) | 2 | 2-0 |
| (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (1990) | 14 | 5-9 |
| (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (1991) | 10 | 7-3 |
| (DEU) Michael Schumacher (1991) | 1 | 0-1 |
| (BRA) Roberto Moreno (1991) | 2 | 1-1 |
| (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi (1991) | 3 | 3-0 |
| (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (1992) | 16 | 14-2 |
| (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (1993) | 16 | 9-7 |
| (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (1994) | 2 | 2-0 |
| (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1994) | 9 | 1-8 |
| 197 | 108-89 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Andrea de Cesaris.
- Most starts without a win
- Most starts without points at one Grand Prix
- Most starts without points at one circuit
- Most retirements in a single season
- Most retirements at one Grand Prix
- Most retirements at one circuit
- Largest retirement % in a single season
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.