Nigel Mansell F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | British |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Upton-upon-Severn, England, UK |
| Date of birth | |
| Age | 70 |
| First race | 1980 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1995 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1980-92, 1994-95 |
| Best championship finish | World Champion () |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Nigel Mansell’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 191 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 187 | |
| Wins | 31 | 16.6% |
| From pole | 17 | 54.8% |
| Win & f.lap | 12 | 38.7% |
| Hat-trick | 5 | 16.1% |
| Podiums | 59 | 31.6% |
| Pole positions | 32 | 17.1% |
| Pole to win | 17 | 53.1% |
| Fastest laps | 30 | 16.0% |
| Points | 480 (482) | 2.58 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 82 | 43.9% |
| Front row starts | 56 | 30.0% |
| Times as championship leader | 25 | |
| Best start | 1st | x32 |
| Best finish | 1st | x31 |
| Did not start | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 2 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 92 | 49.2% |
| First lap retirements | 4 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.5% |
| Disqualified | 3 | 1.6% |
| No. of events | 26 | |
| No. of circuits | 32 |
Stats by season
A look at Mansell’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 16 | – | – | – | NC | |
| Lotus | 14 | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14th | |
| Lotus | 13 | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14th | |
| Lotus | 15 | 15 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12th | |
| Lotus | 16 | 16 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10th | |
| Williams | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 6th | |
| Williams | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 70 (72) | 2nd | |
| Williams | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 2nd | |
| Williams | 14 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9th | |
| Ferrari | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 4th | |
| Ferrari | 16 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 5th | |
| Williams | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 72 | 2nd | |
| Williams | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 108 | WC | |
| Williams | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9th | |
| McLaren | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 10 | – | – | NC | |
| 191 | 187 | 31 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 56 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 480 (482) |
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
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Mansell’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus (1980-84) | 61 | 59 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 38 |
| Williams (1985-88, 1991-92, 1994) | 97 | 95 | 28 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 369 |
| Ferrari (1989-90) | 31 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 75 |
| McLaren (1995) | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 10 | – | – |
| 191 | 187 | 31 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 56 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 482 |
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 Mansell’s teammates and qualifying head-to-head battles (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races | Qualifying H2H |
|---|---|---|
| (ITA) Elio de Angelis (1980-84) | 61 | 16-45 |
| (USA) Mario Andretti (1980) | 3 | 0-3 |
| (FIN) Keke Rosberg (1985) | 16 | 7-9 |
| (BRA) Nelson Piquet (1986-87) | 31 | 18-13 |
| (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (1988, 1991-92) | 46 | 34-12 |
| (AUT) Gerhard Berger (1989) | 14 | 7-7 |
| (FRA) Alain Prost (1990) | 16 | 8-8 |
| (GBR) Damon Hill (1994) | 4 | 1-3 |
| (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (1995) | 2 | 0-2 |
| 193 | 91-102 |
F1 records
A selected list of F1 records held by Nigel Mansell.
- Most consecutive wins from the start of a season
- Largest pole position % in a single season
- Most fastest laps at one Grand Prix
Note: Only records that currently appear on our F1 stats and records page are shown in the above list.