Alessandro Nannini is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Benetton. Nannini has recorded 1 win and 9 podiums from 77 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,187 ranks Nannini 256th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1990-09-30 | Circuito de Jerez | P3 | +113 |
| 1990-09-23 | Autódromo do Estoril | P6 | +81 |
| 1990-09-09 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | P8 | +59 |
| 1990-08-26 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | P4 | +111 |
| 1990-08-12 | Hungaroring | DNF | −59 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Benetton | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | P8 | +455 | 5,573 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Benetton | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 32 | P6 | +617 | 5,118 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | Benetton | 16 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | P9 | +826 | 4,501 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −372 | 3,675 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −754 | 4,046 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,204 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 12% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 5,691 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 16% |
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese | 5,627 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 62% |
| 🇧🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 4,852 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 5,635 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 15% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet | 5,153 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 4,733 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 4,993 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| 🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin | 4,329 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 5,716 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% |
Alessandro Nannini competed in Formula 1 for five seasons between 1986 and 1990, accumulating 77 starts with Benetton. He secured one race victory, the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix, and nine podium finishes across his career. His average finishing position of 6.8 places him within a competitive mid-field band in a field populated by multiple former world champions. His Racer Rating of 5,187 reflects a driver who competed consistently among professional-level opposition without establishing himself as a front-running regular.[1]
Nannini's head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals tells a revealing story. Against Alain Prost, a five-time world champion, he finished ahead in three of 26 shared races; against Ayrton Senna, a two-time champion, he managed four victories in 25 encounters. His most competitive record came against Riccardo Patrese, a Bronze-graded professional, where he won 13 of 21 shared races. He also held a narrow advantage over Thierry Boutsen in direct competition. These results demonstrate that while Nannini could outrun occasional strong competitors in individual races, he lacked the consistency to establish dominance even over comparable rivals; he finished behind Gerhard Berger in 17 of 20 races and behind Nelson Piquet in 11 of 19 shared events.[2]
Nannini's career in the sport concluded in 1990 as a mid-field runner, having secured three podiums in his final 14 races to finish eighth in the season.