Formula 1 driver · 1985–1989

Christian Danner

NationalityGermany GermanyCodeDANNumber38Last teamRial
Starts36
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Points4
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinish

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=30 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
8-22
pole rate
0.0%
front row rate
0.0%

Race Result vs Teammate

Medium
n=13 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
7-6
avg finish delta when both classified
-1.5

Positions Gained

Medium
n=15 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
11
expectation adjusted
1.661

Finishing

High
n=36 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
41.7%
teammate classification rate
19.4%
retirements
21

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
2.484

Team Points Share

Insufficient sample
n=3 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
4
team points
6
points per start
0.111

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Rial19890–00–0
Rial19890–00–0
Zakspeed19873–125–3
Osella19861–40–0
Arrows19864–62–3

Recent races

SeasonEventTeamQualiGridFinishPts
1989Portuguese Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989Italian Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989Belgian Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989Hungarian Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989German Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989British Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989French Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989Canadian Grand PrixRial—238
1989United States Grand PrixRial—2643
1989Mexican Grand PrixRial—2312
1989Monaco Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify
1989San Marino Grand PrixRial——did_not_qualify

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1989Rial4000322nd
1987Zakspeed15000023rd
1986Osella, Arrows15000118th
1985Zakspeed2000033rd