Ayrton Senna
Brazilian · 1984–1994
VS

Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
Championship record
3
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Ayrton Senna Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
3
1
Wins
41
11
Poles
65
13
Podiums
80
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
235
Starts
161
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
25.5%
6.7%
Podium rate
49.7%
13.9%
Pole rate
40.4%
7.9%
Points / start
3.8
1.4
Avg grid
P3.1
P9.1
Avg finish
P8.1
P10.3
Finish rate
68.9%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Ayrton Senna Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
0
1,120
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.0
Places lost
0
870
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
Ayrton Senna Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
30
38
Crash retirements
20
17
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1996
1985 · aged 25
First win
1996 · aged 25
1985
First pole
1996
1988 · aged 28
First title
1997 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005
Ayrton Senna Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ayrton Senna Jacques Villeneuve
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 6 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Hungaroring 3 · 7 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuito de Jerez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Team history
Ayrton Senna
TEA
MCL
Toleman 1984Team Lotus 1985–1987McLaren 1988–1993Williams 1994
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
19842006
Ayrton Senna → Jacques Villeneuve → 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).