Gerhard Berger

Born: 27 August 1959
Nationality: Austrian

Career summary

Races: 210
Wins: 10
Poles: 12
Fastest Laps: 21
Points: 385
GP debut: 1984 Austrian GP

F1 career

1984: ATS-BMW
4 races
Best finish 6th in Italy
Not eligible for championship points

1985: Arrows-BMW
16 races
Best finish 5th in South Africa
17th in championship (3 points)

1986: Benetton-BMW
16 races
Won in Mexico
Fastest lap in Germany and Austria
7th in championship (17 points)

1987: Ferrari
16 races
Won in Japan and Australia
Pole position in Portugal, Japan, Australia
Fastest lap in Portugal, Spain, Australia
5th in championship (36 points)

1988: Ferrari
16 races
Won in Italy
Pole position in Britain
Fastest lap in Brazil, Belgium, Portugal
3rd in championship (41 points)

1989: Ferrari
15 races
Won in Portugal
Fastest lap in Portugal
7th in championship (21 points)

1990: McLaren-Honda
16 races
Best finish 2nd in Brazil and San Marino
Pole position in USA and Mexico
Fastest lap in USA, Brazil, Canada
3rd in championship (43 points)

1991: McLaren-Honda
16 races
Won in Japan
Pole position in Spain and Japan
Fastest lap in San Marino and Australia
4th in championship (43 points)

1992: McLaren-Honda
16 races
Won in Canada and Australia
Fastest lap in Mexico and Canada
5th in championship (49 points)

1993: Ferrari
16 races
Best finish 3rd in Hungary
8th in championship (12 points)

1994: Ferrari
16 races
Won in Germany
Pole position in Germany and Portugal
3rd in championship (41 points)

1995: Ferrari
17 races
Best finish 3rd (6 times)
Pole position in Belgium
Fastest lap in San Marino and Italy
6th in championship (31 points)

1996: Benetton-Renault
16 races
Best finish 2nd in Britain
Fastest lap in Belgium
6th in championship (21 points)

1997: Benetton-Renault
14 races
Won in Germany
Pole position in Germany
Fastest lap in Argentina and Germany
6th in championship (27 points)