1983 F1 Teammate Head to Head
Every 1983 Formula 1 teammate battle ranked: qualifying and race head to head, average qualifying gap and points split for 13 pairings. Most one-sided: Jean-Pierre Jarier vs Raul Boesel, 14–1 in qualifying.
1983 teammate rankings
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ligier | Jean-Pierre Jarier vs Raul Boesel | 14–1 | +1.078s | 0–0 | 0–0 | 93% |
| 2 | Williams | Keke Rosberg vs Jacques Laffite | 14–1 | +1.317s | 5–1 | 27–11 | 90% |
| 3 | Renault | Alain Prost vs Eddie Cheever | 13–2 | +0.988s | 5–1 | 57–22 | 86% |
| 4 | Toleman | Derek Warwick vs Bruno Giacomelli | 12–3 | +0.548s | 4–0 | 9–1 | 84% |
| 5 | Lotus | Elio de Angelis vs Nigel Mansell | 12–3 | +1.178s | 1–0 | 2–10 | 81% |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | Andrea de Cesaris vs Mauro Baldi | 13–2 | +1.116s | 0–1 | 15–3 | 81% |
| 7 | Tyrrell | Michele Alboreto vs Danny Sullivan | 13–2 | +0.875s | 1–2 | 10–2 | 78% |
| 8 | McLaren | Niki Lauda vs John Watson | 12–3 | +0.598s | 2–2 | 12–22 | 74% |
| 9 | Theodore | Roberto Guerrero vs Johnny Cecotto | 9–4 | +0.566s | 0–1 | 0–1 | 64% |
| 10 | Osella | Corrado Fabi vs Piercarlo Ghinzani | 9–6 | +0.457s | 1–0 | 0–0 | 63% |
| 11 | Brabham | Nelson Piquet vs Riccardo Patrese | 10–5 | +0.600s | 1–2 | 59–13 | 61% |
| 12 | Ferrari | Patrick Tambay vs René Arnoux | 8–7 | −0.041s | 4–3 | 40–49 | 55% |
| 13 | Arrows | Marc Surer vs Thierry Boutsen | 5–5 | +0.010s | 3–2 | 4–0 | 53% |
Short pairings (fewer than 5 sessions)
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Keke Rosberg vs Jonathan Palmer | 1–0 | +2.515s | 0–0 | 27–0 | 100% |
| 2 | Arrows | Marc Surer vs Chico Serra | 4–0 | +1.150s | 2–0 | 4–0 | 100% |
| 3 | Williams | Jonathan Palmer vs Jacques Laffite | 1–0 | +0.829s | 0–0 | 0–11 | 100% |
| 4 | RAM March | Eliseo Salazar vs Jean-Louis Schlesser | 1–0 | +0.793s | – | – | 100% |
| 5 | Arrows | Alan Jones vs Marc Surer | 1–0 | +0.409s | 0–0 | 0–4 | 100% |
The stronger driver of each pairing is listed first. Qualifying counts sessions where both set a time; races count Grands Prix where both were classified. The gap is the stronger driver's average qualifying advantage (negative when the teammate was faster on average).