Derek Daly
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=34 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 8-26
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=27 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 9-18
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.583
Positions Gained
Highn=26 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 7.692
- expectation adjusted
- 0.767
Finishing
Highn=49 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 53.1%
- teammate classification rate
- 62.9%
- retirements
- 23
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 3.252
Team Points Share
Mediumn=17 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 15
- team points
- 63
- points per start
- 0.306
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 1982 | 1–11 | 3–9 | |
Eliseo Salazar SAA | March | 1981 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tyrrell | 1979–1980 | 4–12 | 5–6 | ||
Mike Thackwell THA | Tyrrell | 1980 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 1979 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign | 1978 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Brett Lunger LUN | Ensign | 1978 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Geoff Lees LEE | Ensign | 1978 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Williams | — | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 1982 | Italian Grand Prix | Williams | — | 13 | DNF | |
| 1982 | Swiss Grand Prix | Williams | — | 7 | 9 | |
| 1982 | Austrian Grand Prix | Williams | — | 9 | DNF | |
| 1982 | German Grand Prix | Williams | — | 19 | DNF | |
| 1982 | French Grand Prix | Williams | — | 11 | 7 | |
| 1982 | British Grand Prix | Williams | — | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1982 | Dutch Grand Prix | Williams | — | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1982 | Canadian Grand Prix | Williams | — | 13 | 7 | |
| 1982 | Detroit Grand Prix | Williams | — | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1982 | Monaco Grand Prix | Williams | — | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 1982 | Belgian Grand Prix | Williams | — | 13 | DNF |