Most retirements in a single season by an F1 driver
| # | Driver | Year | DNFs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Brabham) | 16 | |
| 2 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Minardi) | 15 | |
| 3 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (March) | 15 | |
| 4 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Stewart) | 15 | |
| 5 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Minardi) | 14 | |
| 6 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) | 14 | |
| 7 | (ITA) Alex Caffi (Osella) | 14 | |
| 8 | (USA) Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo) | 13 | |
| 9 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (Minardi) | 13 | |
| 10 | (ITA) Alessandro Nannini (Minardi) | 13 | |
| 11 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) | 13 | |
| 12 | (ESP) Adrian Campos (Minardi) | 13 | |
| 13 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Rial) | 13 | |
| 14 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (BAR) | 13 | |
| 15 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 12 | |
| 16 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | |
| 17 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis (Lotus) | 12 | |
| 18 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | |
| 19 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Lotus) | 12 | |
| 20 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (Williams) | 12 | |
| 21 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot (RAM) | 12 | |
| 22 | (USA) Eddie Cheever (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | |
| 23 | (ITA) Teo Fabi (Toleman) | 12 | |
| 24 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Alfa Romeo) | 12 | |
| 25 | (ITA) Teo Fabi (Benetton) | 12 | |
| 26 | (AUS) Alan Jones (Lola) | 12 | |
| 27 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto (Ferrari) | 12 | |
| 28 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams) | 12 | |
| 29 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) | 12 | |
| 30 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (Dallara) | 12 | |
| 31 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (Leyton House) | 12 | |
| 32 | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (Fondmetal) | 12 | |
| 33 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert (Lotus) | 12 | |
| 34 | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (Venturi) | 12 | |
| 35 | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (Tyrrell) | 12 | |
| 36 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) | 12 | |
| 37 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (Footwork) | 12 | |
| 38 | (JPN) Taki Inoue (Footwork) | 12 | |
| 39 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) | 12 | |
| 40 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen (Footwork) | 12 | |
| 41 | (DNK) Jan Magnussen (Stewart) | 12 | |
| 42 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz (Arrows) | 12 | |
| 43 | (ARG) Esteban Tuero (Minardi) | 12 | |
| 44 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz (Sauber) | 12 | |
| 45 | (FRA) Jean Alesi (Prost) | 12 | |
| 46 | (ITA) Arturo Merzario (Iso-Marlboro) | 11 | |
| 47 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (Shadow) | 11 | |
| 48 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla (March) | 11 | |
| 49 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus, March) | 11 | |
| 50 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (March) | 11 | |
| 51 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Tyrrell) | 11 | |
| 52 | (GBR) John Watson (Brabham) | 11 | |
| 53 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Brabham) | 11 | |
| 54 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 11 | |
| 55 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 11 | |
| 56 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo) | 11 | |
| 57 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 11 | |
| 58 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 11 | |
| 59 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) | 11 | |
| 60 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Williams) | 11 | |
| 61 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Renault) | 11 | |
| 62 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (McLaren) | 11 | |
| 63 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (McLaren) | 11 | |
| 64 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Brabham, Williams) | 11 | |
| 65 | (GBR) Derek Warwick (Arrows) | 11 | |
| 66 | (FRA) Philippe Alliot (Lola) | 11 | |
| 67 | (ITA) Emanuele Pirro (Dallara) | 11 | |
| 68 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Lola) | 11 | |
| 69 | (FRA) Eric Bernard (Lola) | 11 | |
| 70 | (FIN) JJ Lehto (Dallara) | 11 | |
| 71 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli (Ferrari) | 11 | |
| 72 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (Jordan) | 11 | |
| 73 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (Footwork) | 11 | |
| 74 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) | 11 | |
| 75 | (GBR) Martin Brundle (McLaren) | 11 | |
| 76 | (ITA) Andrea Montermini (Pacific) | 11 | |
| 77 | (BRA) Roberto Moreno (Forti) | 11 | |
| 78 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) | 11 | |
| 79 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz (Arrows) | 11 | |
| 80 | (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (Arrows) | 11 | |
| 81 | (JPN) Toranosuke Takagi (Arrows) | 11 | |
| 82 | (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi (Williams) | 11 | |
| 83 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Jordan) | 11 | |
| 84 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (Prost) | 11 | |
| 85 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) | 11 | |
| 86 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) | 11 | |
| 87 | (FRA) Olivier Panis (BAR) | 11 | |
| 88 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Jordan) | 11 | |
| 89 | (AUS) Mark Webber (Williams) | 11 | |
| 90 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil (Force India) | 11 |