
Andrea de Cesaris is a racing driver from Italy who last raced in Formula 1 for Sauber. de Cesaris has recorded 0 wins and 5 podiums from 209 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,524 ranks de Cesaris 579th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1994-10-16 | Circuito de Jerez | DNF | −67 |
| 1994-09-25 | Autódromo do Estoril | DNF | −48 |
| 1994-09-11 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | DNF | −39 |
| 1994-08-28 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | DNF | −14 |
| 1994-08-14 | Hungaroring | DNF | −54 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +168 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1991 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +166 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1987 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +161 | Detroit Street Circuit 1988 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| +160 | Circuit de Monaco 1982 | Formula 1 | P3 |
| +157 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1991 | Formula 1 | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ▸Formula 1 | Sauber | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | P16 | −258 | 5,524 |
| 1993 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −436 | 5,782 |
| 1992 | ▸Formula 1 | Tyrrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | P9 | +167 | 6,218 |
| 1991 | ▸Formula 1 | Jordan | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | P9 | +687 | 6,051 |
| 1990 | ▸Formula 1 | Dallara | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −481 | 5,364 |
| 1989 | ▸Formula 1 | Dallara | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | P13 | +366 | 5,845 |
| 1988 | ▸Formula 1 | Rial | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | P12 | +195 | 5,480 |
| 1987 | ▸Formula 1 | Brabham | 16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 | P13 | −202 | 5,285 |
| 1986 | ▸Formula 1 | Minardi | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −210 | 5,487 |
| 1985 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | P14 | −313 | 5,697 |
| 1984 | ▸Formula 1 | Ligier | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | P14 | −9 | 6,010 |
| 1983 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 | P7 | +207 | 6,019 |
| 1982 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | P14 | +200 | 5,812 |
| 1981 | ▸Formula 1 | McLaren | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | P16 | −125 | 5,613 |
| 1980 | ▸Formula 1 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +4,388 | 5,738 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze | 6,417 | 197 | 63 | 134 | 32% |
| 🇫🇷 Alain Prost | 6,802 | 181 | 35 | 146 | 19% |
| 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | 5,938 | 180 | 63 | 117 | 35% |
| 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell | 6,388 | 174 | 57 | 117 | 33% |
| 🇧🇷 Nelson PiquetFIA Platinum | 6,711 | 163 | 46 | 117 | 28% |
| 🇩🇪 Thierry Boutsen | 6,049 | 154 | 53 | 101 | 34% |
| 🇧🇷 Ayrton Senna | 6,332 | 150 | 36 | 114 | 24% |
| 🇦🇹 Gerhard Berger | 6,491 | 149 | 49 | 100 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick | 6,033 | 142 | 50 | 92 | 35% |
| 🇬🇧 Martin Brundle | 6,056 | 119 | 43 | 76 | 36% |
| 🇫🇮 Mika HäkkinenHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,529 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 43% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 569 | 🇸🇪 Slim Borgudd | International Formula 3000 | 5,542 |
| 570 | 🇦🇺 Tim Schenken | Formula 1 | 5,541 |
| 571 | 🇺🇸 Tony Renna | IndyCar | 5,540 |
| 572 | 🇬🇧 Johnny Dumfries | International Formula 3000 | 5,539 |
| 573 | 🇺🇸 John Hunter Nemechek | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,537 |
| 574 | 🇧🇷 Maurício Gugelmin | Formula 1 | 5,536 |
| 575 | 🇮🇹 Oliver Martini | International Formula 3000 | 5,529 |
| 576 | 🇯🇵 Koudai Tsukakoshi | Super GT | 5,528 |
| 577 | 🇷🇺 Sergey Sirotkin | 24H Series | 5,526 |
| 578 | 🇯🇵 Taito Kato | Formula 3 | 5,526 |
| 579 | 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris | Formula 1 | 5,524 |
| 580 | 🇫🇷 Michel Trollé | International Formula 3000 | 5,524 |
| 581 | 🇦🇷 Oscar Larrauri | Formula 1 | 5,524 |
| 582 | 🇺🇸 Ricky Taylor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,522 |
| 583 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Tamburini | International Formula 3000 | 5,521 |
| 584 | 🇺🇸 Brendan Gaughan | NASCAR Truck | 5,520 |
| 585 | 🇺🇸 Ed Elisian | Formula 1 | 5,520 |
| 586 | 🇦🇺 Chaz Mostert | Supercars Championship | 5,519 |
| 587 | 🇸🇪 Johan Kristoffersson | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,515 |
| 588 | 🇯🇵 Satoru Nakajima | Formula 1 | 5,515 |
| 589 | 🇯🇵 Yuto Nomura | Super GT | 5,514 |
Andrea de Cesaris was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 as a solo driver from 1980 to 1994. He spent his career across multiple teams, most notably Alfa Romeo, in a championship that fielded competitors ranging from semi-professional entrants to elite graded professionals on the same grid.[1]
De Cesaris raced 209 starts over fifteen seasons without recording a victory. His five podium finishes came across his time in the series. He finished sixteenth in the championship standings in 1994, his final season, which comprised eleven rounds. His most significant results came against the sport's strongest drivers; he finished ahead of four-time Formula 1 champion Alain Prost on three occasions and ahead of three-time champion Nelson Piquet five times.[2]
In a Formula 1 grid that regularly included elite professionals and champions, de Cesaris typically finished behind regular opponents such as Riccardo Patrese, an established professional and FIA Bronze-graded driver who raced 257 Formula 1 starts, and Prost himself. His record stands among the longest Formula 1 careers without a race win.