Largest retirement % in a single season by an F1 driver
| # | Driver | Year | DNFs | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Brabham) | 16 | 100.00% | |
| 2 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Minardi) | 15 | 93.75% | |
| 3 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (March) | 15 | 93.75% | |
| 4 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) | 15 | 88.24% | |
| 5 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Minardi) | 14 | 87.50% | |
| 6 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) | 14 | 87.50% | |
| 7 | (ITA) Alex Caffi (Osella) | 14 | 87.50% | |
| 8 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt (Brabham) | 10 | 83.33% | |
| 9 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Brabham) | 10 | 83.33% | |
| 10 | (USA) Dan Gurney (Eagle) | 9 | 81.82% | |
| 11 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart (BRM) | 9 | 81.82% | |
| 12 | (USA) Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 13 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 14 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 15 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Minardi) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 16 | (ESP) Adrian Campos (Minardi) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 17 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Rial) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 18 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (BAR) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 19 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 8 | 80.00% | |
| 20 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 12 | 80.00% | |
| 21 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis (Lotus) | 12 | 80.00% | |
| 22 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Shadow) | 11 | 78.57% | |
| 23 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) | 11 | 78.57% | |
| 24 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 11 | 78.57% | |
| 25 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori (Lola) | 7 | 77.78% | |
| 26 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver (BRM) | 10 | 76.92% | |
| 27 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) | 6 | 75.00% | |
| 28 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 6 | 75.00% | |
| 29 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 30 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (Williams) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 31 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Lotus) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 32 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 33 | (ITA) Teo Fabi (Toleman) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 34 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot (RAM) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 35 | (USA) Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 36 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 37 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Lola) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 38 | (ITA) Teo Fabi (Benetton) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 39 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 40 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 41 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 42 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 43 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (Leyton House) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 44 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert (Lotus) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 45 | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (Venturi) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 46 | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Tyrrell) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 47 | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (Fondmetal) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 48 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 49 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (Footwork) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 50 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen (Footwork) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 51 | (ARG) Esteban Tuero (Minardi) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 52 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz (Sauber) | 12 | 75.00% | |
| 53 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario (Iso-Marlboro) | 11 | 73.33% | |
| 54 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 11 | 73.33% | |
| 55 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 11 | 73.33% | |
| 56 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) | 11 | 73.33% | |
| 57 | (GBR) Graham Hill (Lotus) | 8 | 72.73% | |
| 58 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt (Cooper) | 8 | 72.73% | |
| 59 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver (BRM) | 8 | 72.73% | |
| 60 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Maserati) | 5 | 71.43% | |
| 61 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 10 | 71.43% | |
| 62 | (JPN) Taki Inoue (Footwork) | 12 | 70.59% | |
| 63 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) | 12 | 70.59% | |
| 64 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz (Arrows) | 12 | 70.59% | |
| 65 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen (Stewart) | 12 | 70.59% | |
| 66 | (FRA) Jean Alesi (Prost) | 12 | 70.59% | |
| 67 | (GBR) Graham Hill (BRM) | 7 | 70.00% | |
| 68 | (CHE) Jo Siffert (March) | 9 | 69.23% | |
| 69 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (March) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 70 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus, March) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 71 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (March) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 72 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 73 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 74 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Renault) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 75 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Williams) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 76 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (McLaren) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 77 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (McLaren) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 78 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 79 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham, Williams) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 80 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 81 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Lola) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 82 | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Dallara) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 83 | (FRA) Eric Bernard (Lola) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 84 | (FIN) JJ Lehto (Dallara) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 85 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (Ferrari) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 86 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (Jordan) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 87 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 88 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Footwork) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 89 | (GBR) Martin Brundle (McLaren) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 90 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 91 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz (Arrows) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 92 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (Arrows) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 93 | (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi (Arrows) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 94 | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi (Williams) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 95 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 96 | (GBR) Lance Macklin (HWM) | 6 | 66.67% | |
| 97 | (GBR) Mike Spence (Lotus) | 6 | 66.67% | |
| 98 | (CHE) Jo Siffert (Brabham, Cooper) | 6 | 66.67% | |
| 99 | (GBR) John Surtees (Honda) | 8 | 66.67% | |
| 100 | (BRA) Wilson Fittipaldi (Brabham) | 10 | 66.67% | |
| 101 | (GBR) Mike Hailwood (Surtees) | 10 | 66.67% | |
| 102 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 10 | 66.67% | |
| 103 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) | 10 | 66.67% | |
| 104 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi (Alfa Romeo) | 10 | 66.67% |