Boutsen: Senna could have been Brazilian president
Former F1 driver Thierry Boutsen thinks Ayrton Senna could have gone on to become president of Brazil. This week, the worlds of Formula 1 and sport more generally are marking the..
Name | Thierry Boutsen |
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Place of Birth | Brussels |
Date of Birth | Jul 13th 1957 - 63 years old |
Season Entries | 11 |
First Race | 1983 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last Race | 1993 Belgian Grand Prix |
First Pole | 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Last Pole | 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix |
First Win | 1989 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last Win | 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix |
First Podium | 1985 San Marino Grand Prix |
Last Podium | 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix |
Thierry Boutsen F1 Stats |
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Race Entries | 164 |
Race Starts | 163 |
Race Wins | 3 (1,8%) |
Pole Positions | 1 (0,6%) |
Fastest Laps | 1 (0,6%) |
Podiums | 15 (9,1%) |
Points Finishes | 41 (25,0%) |
Retirements | 71 (43,3%) |
Wins from pole | 1 |
Front Row Starts | 1 |
Total Points | 132 |
Total Laps | 8.044 |
1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
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33th | 15th | 11th | 26th | 8th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 38th | 15th |
1993 | |||||||||
30th |
Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
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1993 |
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Hart | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1992 |
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Renault | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 713 | 0 | 0.13 | 2 |
1991 |
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Lamborghini | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 716 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1990 |
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Renault | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 793 | 1 | 2.13 | 34 |
1989 |
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Renault | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 805 | 0 | 2.31 | 37 |
1988 |
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Ford | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 942 | 0 | 1.69 | 27 |
1987 |
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Ford | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 755 | 0 | 1.00 | 16 |
1986 |
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BMW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 766 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1985 |
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BMW | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 903 | 0 | 0.69 | 11 |
1984 |
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BMW Ford |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 674 | 0 | 0.33 | 5 |
1983 |
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Ford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1th | 3 Times |
2th | 2 Times |
3th | 10 Times |
4th | 8 Times |
5th | 11 Times |
6th | 7 Times |
7th | 12 Times |
8th | 6 Times |
9th | 11 Times |
10th | 9 Times |
11th | 6 Times |
12th | 4 Times |
13th | 2 Times |
14th | 2 Times |
15th | 1 Time |
16th | 2 Times |
17th | 1 Time |
DNF | 63 Times |
DSQ | 1 Time |
NC | 2 Times |
DNQ | 1 Time |
Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
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15 | 1990 | 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
14 | 1990 | 1990 British Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
13 | 1990 | 1990 USA Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 9 | 3 | 4 | |
12 | 1989 | 1989 Australian Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
11 | 1989 | 1989 Japanese Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
10 | 1989 | 1989 Italian Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
9 | 1989 | 1989 Hungarian Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
8 | 1989 | 1989 Canadian Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
7 | 1988 | 1988 Japanese Grand Prix | 20 | Benetton | Ford | 10 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | 1988 | 1988 Portuguese Grand Prix | 20 | Benetton | Ford | 13 | 3 | 4 | |
5 | 1988 | 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix | 20 | Benetton | Ford | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
4 | 1988 | 1988 Detroit Grand Prix | 20 | Benetton | Ford | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
3 | 1988 | 1988 Canadian Grand Prix | 20 | Benetton | Ford | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
2 | 1987 | 1987 Australian Grand Prix | 20 | Benetton | Ford | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
1 | 1985 | 1985 San Marino Grand Prix | 18 | Arrows | BMW | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
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1 | 1990 | 1990 Hungarian Grand Prix | 5 | Williams | Renault | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Season | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Position | Qualifying | ||||||
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1983 | Arrows | Marc Surer | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
1984 | Arrows | Marc Surer | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
1985 | Arrows | Gerhard Berger | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
1986 | Arrows | Christian Danner | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Marc Surer | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
1987 | Benetton | Teo Fabi | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
1988 | Benetton | Alessandro Nannini | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
1989 | Williams | Riccardo Patrese | 1 | 2 | 37 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
1990 | Williams | Riccardo Patrese | 1 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
1991 | Ligier | Érik Comas | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
1992 | Ligier | Érik Comas | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
1993 | Jordan | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
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