Anthony Davidson
British · 2002–2008
VS

Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Anthony Davidson · Jenson Button
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
11 — 13
24 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 19
24 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P22
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 2
2007 P15 2008 P18
Teammate battle by season
0
1
2005
Career totals
Anthony Davidson Jenson Button
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
15
Poles
0
8
Podiums
0
50
Fastest laps
0
8
Career points
0
1,235
Starts
24
309
Rate-adjusted · per start
Anthony Davidson Jenson Button
Win rate
0%
4.9%
Podium rate
0%
16.2%
Pole rate
0%
2.6%
Points / start
0.0
4.0
Avg grid
P17.2
P10.0
Avg finish
P16.2
P9.7
Finish rate
58.3%
79.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Anthony Davidson Jenson Button
Overtakes
173
2,746
Overtakes / race
7.5
9.2
Places lost
126
2,334
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
Anthony Davidson Jenson Button
Mechanical retirements
5
37
Crash retirements
5
22
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
2000
—
First win
2006 · aged 26
—
First pole
2004
—
First title
2009 · aged 29
P11
Best finish
P1
+1.0
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Anthony Davidson Jenson Button
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Anthony Davidson Jenson Button
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 3 · 4 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P16 3 · 4 · P1 BUT
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1 BUT
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 4 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · — 1 · 4 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · — 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P18 1 · 3 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P18 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 3 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P16 1 · 3 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P16 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P16 1 · 2 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P16 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 2 · P1
DAV 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 4 · P2
DAV 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 4 · P2 BUT
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3
DAV 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
DAV 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
DAV 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8
DAV 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8 BUT
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11
DAV 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11 BUT
Team history
Anthony Davidson
Minardi 2002BAR 2005Super Aguri 2007–2008
Jenson Button
BAR
HON
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
20002017
Anthony Davidson → Jenson Button → 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).