United Kingdom · 1980 — 1992, 1994 — 1995

Nigel MansellF1 career history

Britain's most relentless racer, who won the title at the fifth attempt and then left for IndyCar and won that too.

Titles
1
Wins
31
Poles
32
Podiums
59
Starts
187
Teams
5

Career Chronology

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5 of 5 team stints shown · 1980 — 1995

1 championship season in this range:1992

Full career totals

1980 — 1995 · 15 seasons
Races
190
Wins
31
Podiums
59
Poles
32
Championships
1

Win rate 16.3%Podium rate 31.1%Points 482Best season 1992 (9 wins, 12 podiums)Titles 1992

Exports the 1980 — 1995 selection only
80
1980 — 1984

Lotus

Debut and first podium; no wins.

  • First podium
85
1985 — 1988

Williams

13 wins; lost the 1986 title with a tyre failure at Adelaide.

  • 13 wins
89
1989 — 1990

Ferrari

Won on debut for the team in Brazil.

91
1991 — 1992

Williams

World champion in 1992 with nine wins.

  • 1992 title
94
1994 — 1995

Williams / McLaren

Cameo return; final win at Adelaide 1994.

The Long Version

He sold his possessions to fund a Formula Three seat and reached Lotus in 1980.

Williams turned him into a winner from 1985, but titles slipped away in 1986 at Adelaide and 1987 through injury.

Two Ferrari seasons made him 'Il Leone' to the tifosi.

The 1992 Williams FW14B gave him nine wins and the championship; he left for IndyCar and won the 1993 title as a rookie.

Where Those Teams Went

Williams Racing4 identities

Frank Williams's second attempt at a team became the most successful independent constructor in the sport's history.

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