Formula 1 driver · 1980–1995

Nigel Mansell

NationalityBritain BritainCodeMNSNumber7Last teamMcLaren
Starts185
Wins31
Podiums58
Poles32
Points479
Titles11992

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
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

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=184 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
88-96
pole rate
16.8%
front row rate
28.8%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=144 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

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

teammate race h2h
70-74
avg finish delta when both classified
-0.222

Positions Gained

High
n=97 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

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

mean positions gained
1.732
expectation adjusted
0.833

Finishing

High
n=185 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

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

classification rate
52.4%
teammate classification rate
60.0%
retirements
88

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
3.651

Team Points Share

High
n=132 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

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

points
479
team points
968
points per start
2.589

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
Tyrrell, McLaren1991–19950–20–1
Williams19941–31–3
Tyrrell, Williams1984–199233–1221–13
Tyrrell, Williams1984–199117–1213–14
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell1984–19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0
Tyrrell19910–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1995McLaren2000030th
1994Williams4111139th
1992Williams16912141081st
1991Williams, Tyrrell15582722nd
1990Ferrari16153375th
1989Ferrari15260384th
1988Williams14020129th
1987Williams14678612nd
1986Williams16592702nd
1985Williams15231316th
1984Team Lotus, Tyrrell150211310th
1983Team Lotus150101013th
1982Team Lotus13010714th
1981Team Lotus13010814th
1980Team Lotus2000036th