1980s DEBUTANTSF1 driver leaderboard by debut season

79 drivers made their Formula One debut between 1980 and 1989, ranked by all-time score.

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F1 drivers who debuted in the 1980s
#	Driver	Seasons	Titles	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Alain ProstFrench	1980–1993	4	51	106	33
2	Ayrton SennaBrazilian	1984–1994	3	41	80	65
3	Nigel MansellBritish	1980–1995	1	31	59	32
4	Gerhard BergerAustrian	1984–1997	0	10	48	12
5	Michele AlboretoItalian	1981–1994	0	5	23	2
6	Jean AlesiFrench	1989–2001	0	1	32	2
7	Alessandro NanniniItalian	1986–1990	0	1	9	0
8	Thierry BoutsenBelgian	1983–1993	0	3	15	1
9	Stefan JohanssonSwedish	1983–1991	0	0	12	0
10	Johnny HerbertBritish	1989–2000	0	3	7	0
11	Teo FabiItalian	1982–1987	0	0	2	3
12	Martin BrundleBritish	1984–1996	0	0	9	0
13	Ivan CapelliItalian	1985–1993	0	0	3	0
14	Stefano ModenaItalian	1987–1992	0	0	2	0
15	Andrea de CesarisItalian	1980–1994	0	0	5	1
16	Derek WarwickBritish	1981–1993	0	0	4	0
17	Roberto MorenoBrazilian	1987–1995	0	0	1	0
18	Éric BernardFrench	1989–1994	0	0	1	0
19	Nicola LariniItalian	1987–1997	0	0	1	0
20	Philippe StreiffFrench	1984–1988	0	0	1	0
21	Jyrki JärvilehtoFinnish	1989–1994	0	0	1	0
22	Aguri SuzukiJapanese	1988–1995	0	0	1	0
23	Maurício GugelminBrazilian	1988–1992	0	0	1	0
24	Adrián CamposSpanish	1987–1988	0	0	0	0
25	Alex CaffiItalian	1986–1991	0	0	0	0
26	Allen BergCanadian	1986	0	0	0	0
27	Beppe GabbianiItalian	1981	0	0	0	0
28	Bernd SchneiderGerman	1988–1990	0	0	0	0
29	Bertrand GachotBelgian	1989–1995	0	0	0	0
30	Chico SerraBrazilian	1981–1983	0	0	0	0
31	Christian DannerGerman	1985–1989	0	0	0	0
32	Corrado FabiItalian	1983–1984	0	0	0	0
33	Danny SullivanAmerican	1983	0	0	0	0
34	Dave KennedyIrish	1980	0	0	0	0
35	Desiré WilsonSouth African	1980	0	0	0	0
36	Eliseo SalazarChilean	1981–1983	0	0	0	0
37	Emanuele PirroItalian	1989–1991	0	0	0	0
38	Enrico BertaggiaItalian	1989	0	0	0	0
39	Franco ForiniSwiss	1987	0	0	0	0
40	François HesnaultFrench	1984–1985	0	0	0	0
41	Gabriele TarquiniItalian	1987–1995	0	0	0	0
42	Huub RothengatterDutch	1984–1986	0	0	0	0
43	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.Canadian	1981–1983	0	0	0	0
44	Jean-Louis SchlesserFrench	1988	0	0	0	0
45	Jo GartnerAustrian	1984	0	0	0	0
46	Joachim WinkelhockGerman	1989	0	0	0	0
47	Johnny CecottoVenezuelan	1983–1984	0	0	0	0
48	Johnny DumfriesBritish	1986	0	0	0	0
49	Jonathan PalmerBritish	1983–1989	0	0	0	0
50	Julian BaileyBritish	1988–1991	0	0	0	0
51	Kenny AchesonBritish	1983–1985	0	0	0	0
52	Kevin CoganAmerican	1980–1981	0	0	0	0
53	Luis Pérez-SalaSpanish	1988–1989	0	0	0	0
54	Manfred WinkelhockGerman	1982–1985	0	0	0	0
55	Martin DonnellyBritish	1989–1990	0	0	0	0
56	Mauro BaldiItalian	1982–1985	0	0	0	0
57	Miguel Ángel GuerraArgentine	1981	0	0	0	0
58	Mike ThackwellNew Zealander	1980–1984	0	0	0	0
59	Olivier GrouillardFrench	1989–1992	0	0	0	0
60	Oscar LarrauriArgentine	1988	0	0	0	0
61	Paolo BarillaItalian	1989–1990	0	0	0	0
62	Pascal FabreFrench	1987	0	0	0	0
63	Philippe AlliotFrench	1984–1994	0	0	0	0
64	Piercarlo GhinzaniItalian	1981–1989	0	0	0	0
65	Pierluigi MartiniItalian	1985–1995	0	0	0	0
66	Pierre-Henri RaphanelFrench	1989	0	0	0	0
67	Raul BoeselBrazilian	1982–1983	0	0	0	0
68	Ricardo LondoñoColombian	1981	0	0	0	0
69	Riccardo PalettiItalian	1982	0	0	0	0
70	Roberto GuerreroColombian	1982–1983	0	0	0	0
71	Satoru NakajimaJapanese	1987–1991	0	0	0	0
72	Siegfried StohrItalian	1981	0	0	0	0
73	Slim BorguddSwedish	1981–1982	0	0	0	0
74	Stefan BellofGerman	1984–1985	0	0	0	0
75	Stephen SouthBritish	1980	0	0	0	0
76	Tiff NeedellBritish	1980	0	0	0	0
77	Tommy ByrneIrish	1982	0	0	0	0
78	Volker WeidlerGerman	1989	0	0	0	0
79	Yannick DalmasFrench	1987–1994	0	0	0	0