Alessandro Zanardi
Italian · 1991–1999
VS

Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
14
Qualifyingahead
4
15
Alessandro Zanardi · Johnny Herbert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.795s
Johnny Herbert faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1994 +0.795s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
15 — 26
41 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 — 29
41 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P20
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1993 P9
Teammate battle by season
3
9
1993
2
5
1994
Career totals
Alessandro Zanardi Johnny Herbert
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
1
98
Starts
42
162
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alessandro Zanardi Johnny Herbert
Win rate
0%
1.9%
Podium rate
0%
4.3%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.6
Avg grid
P16.4
P13.1
Avg finish
P15.6
P12.6
Finish rate
45.2%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alessandro Zanardi Johnny Herbert
Overtakes
98
568
Overtakes / race
6.5
7.4
Places lost
80
407
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alessandro Zanardi Johnny Herbert
Mechanical retirements
16
40
Crash retirements
7
30
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1989
—
First win
1995 · aged 31
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P6
Best finish
P1
+0.8
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999
Alessandro Zanardi Johnny Herbert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alessandro Zanardi Johnny Herbert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 Johnny Herbert
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Herbert
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P8
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P8 Johnny Herbert
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Alessandro Zanardi 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Team history
Alessandro Zanardi
TEA
Jordan 1991Minardi 1992Team Lotus 1993–1994Williams 1999
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
19892000
Alessandro Zanardi → Johnny Herbert → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).