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

Team     # 1 Ferrari 59   2 McLaren 54   3 Sauber 46   4 Lotus 44   5 Tyrrell 42   6 Arrows 41   7 Ligier 38   8 Benetton 30   9 Williams 28   10 Brabham 27   11 Jordan 21   12 Maserati 19   = BRM 19   14 Toyota 17   15 Renault 16   = Cooper 16   = March 16   = Gordini 16   19 BAR 15   = Minardi 15   21 Red Bull 14   22 Surtees 13   23 Jaguar 12   24 Rob Walker Racing Team 10   25 Porsche 8   = Scuderia Italia 8   27 Prost 7   = Alfa Romeo 7   = Shadow 7   = Reg Parnell Racing 7   31 Ecurie Rosier 6   = Matra 6   33 Larrousse 5   = Scuderia Centro Sud 5   = Leyton House 5   = Embassy Racing 5   = Copersucar/Fittipaldi 5   38 BMW Sauber 4   = Vanwall 4   40 Toro Rosso 3   = Zakspeed 3   = Osella 3   = Hesketh 3   = Yeoman Credit Racing Team 3   = Jo Bonnier 3   = DW Racing Enterprises 3   = Ecurie Francorchamps 3   = FR Gerard Cars 3   = Toleman 3   = Penske 3   = Honda 3   = Emmanuel de Graffenried 3   53 Bob Estes 2   = Harry Schell 2   = Colin Crabbe Racing 2   = HWM 2   = Scuderia Enrico Plate 2   = ATS 2   = Luigi Piotti 2   = Ecurie Espadon 2   = Alberto Uria 2   = Chapman S Root 2   = Ensign 2   = Goldie Hexagon Racing 2   = British Racing Partnership 2   = Parnelli 2   = High Efficiency Motors 2   = John Zink 2   = Ecurie Belge 2   = Ecurie Maarsbergen 2   = Siffert Racing Team 2   = Aston Martin 2   = JC Agajanian 2   = Stewart 2   75 Onyx 1   = Lancia 1   = TW & WT Martin 1   = Ecurie Richmond 1   = Scuderia Serenissima 1   = BS Fabrications 1   = Pete Lovely Volkswagen 1   = Lindsey Hopkins 1   = Wolf 1   = Silvio Moser Racing Team 1   = Connaught Engineering 1   = Jim Hall 1   = Daimler Benz AG 1   = Bignotti-Bowes Racing 1   = Joseph Massaglia Jr. 1   = George Bignotti 1   = Temple Buell 1   = Scuderia Achille Varzi 1   = Scuderia Sud Americana 1   = Peter Schmidt 1   = Archie Bryde 1   = Interscope Racing 1   = Spirit 1   = AGS 1   = Ahrens Racing 1   = Forti Corse 1   = Team Chamaco Collect 1   = Bira 1   = Miklos Sperling 1   = Ken Wharton 1   = Theodore 1   = Charles Pozzi 1   = Peter Whitehead 1   = Lou Moore 1   = Yunick, Glover & Lathrop 1   = Ernest L Ruiz 1   = Stebro 1   = Racing Associates 1   = Roy Winkelmann Racing 1   = Team Haas 1   = Roberto Mieres 1   = Blanchard Automobiles 1   = Lamborghini 1   = MF1 Racing 1   = Anglo American Racers 1   = Clarke-Mordaunt-Guthrie Racing 1   = Pierre Levegh 1   = Louis Rassey 1   = Yves Giraud-Cabantous 1   = Federal Auto Associates 1   = Cuth Harrison 1   = Fritz Riess 1   = Team Rebaque 1   = Ecurie Belgique 1