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Thierry Boutsen
Photo: Yu Chu Chin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Belgian

Thierry Boutsen

Born 13 Jul 1957

Races

163

debut 1983

Wins

3

2% of starts

Podiums

15

Poles

1

Fastest laps

–

no data before 2004

Points

132

Best finish

P1

Finish rate

57%

classified finishes

First win at

31

1989 Canadian GP

Teams

5

Ligier, Jordan

Career at a glanceBar height = championship position · colour = team
19831993

Season by season

Career

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPos
1993Jordan10000-
1992Ligier1600214
1991Ligier16000-
1990Williams1613346
1989Williams1625375
1988Benetton1605274
1987Benetton1601168
1986Arrows16000-
1985Arrows16011111
1984Arrows1500515
1983Arrows10000-

Head to head

Teammates

Won 89 of 158 qualifying duels with a teammate (56%) and 31 of 55 race duels (56%).

TeammateTogetherRacesQualifyingRacePoints
Riccardo PatreseWilliams 1989–19903212–2010–471–63
Marc SurerArrows 1983–1984, 19863020–106–45–1
Érik ComasLigier 1991–19922919–92–82–4
Alessandro NanniniBenetton 1988168–84–227–12
Teo FabiBenetton 19871613–31–316–12
Gerhard BergerArrows 19851611–54–211–3
Rubens BarrichelloJordan 1993100–101–10–0
Christian DannerArrows 1986106–43–00–1

Boutsen's score first. Only races in which both had a result for the same team count. Race: counted when both were classified. Before 1994 qualifying comes from the starting grid. Points are gross race and sprint points. Every season page has the full teammate battles.

3 victories

Race wins