Most finishes only one position behind the points finishers
All results are considered in which a driver (driving the specific make) was placed only one position behind the points - the list of the unluckies!

Makes     # 1 Ferrari 66   2 McLaren 55   3 Lotus 52   4 Sauber 46   5 Maserati 43   6 Brabham 41   = Arrows 41   8 Tyrrell 39   9 Ligier 38   10 Cooper 33   11 Benetton 30   12 Williams 27   13 BRM 23   14 March 22   15 Jordan 21   16 Toyota 17   17 Renault 16   = Gordini 16   19 BAR 15   = Minardi 15   21 Red Bull Racing 14   22 Surtees 13   = Kurtis Kraft 13   24 Jaguar 12   25 Porsche 11   26 Lola 10   27 Talbot 9   28 Prost 7   = Dallara 7   = Matra 7   = Alfa Romeo 7   = Shadow 7   33 Leyton House 5   34 BMW Sauber 4   = Penske 4   = Vanwall 4   37 Honda 3   = Fittipaldi 3   = Osella 3   = Scuderia Toro Rosso 3   = Toleman 3   = Zakspeed 3   = ERA 3   44 Moore 2   = Stewart 2   = Copersucar 2   = HWM 2   = Larrousse 2   = Watson 2   = Parnelli 2   = Ensign 2   = Hesketh 2   = Aston Martin 2   = Phillips 2   = Hill 2   = ATS 2   57 Lancia 1   = Veritas 1   = Onyx 1   = AGS 1   = Midland 1   = Forti Corse 1   = Eagle 1   = Theodore 1   = Wolf Williams 1   = BRP 1   = Mercedes-Benz 1   = Spirit 1   = Epperly 1   = Kuzma 1   = Connaught 1   = Stebro 1   = Lamborghini 1