80
1980 — 1984
Lotus
Debut and first podium; no wins.
- First podium
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
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.