Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
VS

Michael Schumacher
German · 1991–2012
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
16
43
Qualifyingahead
4
55
Eddie Irvine · Michael Schumacher
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.560s
Michael Schumacher faster by the median gap over 27 sessions
1996 +0.782s 7
1997 +0.734s 10
1998 +0.529s 7
1999 +0.455s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
26 — 113
139 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 134
139 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
7
1
Runner-up
2
1
Top-3 finishes
12
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 8
1993 P4 1994 P1 1995 P1 1996 P3 1998 P2 1999 P2 2000 P1 2001 P1 2002 P1
Teammate battle by season
5
11
1996
4
13
1997
3
13
1998
4
6
1999
Career totals
Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher
Championships
0
7
Wins
4
91
Poles
0
68
Podiums
26
155
Fastest laps
0
21
Career points
191
1,566
Starts
147
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher
Win rate
2.7%
29.5%
Podium rate
17.7%
50.3%
Pole rate
0%
22.1%
Points / start
1.3
5.1
Avg grid
P9.3
P4.9
Avg finish
P11.0
P6.9
Finish rate
57.8%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
723
1,503
Overtakes / race
6.6
6.5
Places lost
550
1,353
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
Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
37
31
Crash retirements
25
31
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1993
Debut season
1991
1999 · aged 33
First win
1992 · aged 23
—
First pole
1994
—
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.7
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 2 · P2 8 · 11 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 8 · 11 · P1 MSC
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 3 · P3 7 · 12 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 3 · P3 7 · 12 · P1 MSC
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 2 · P3 7 · 12 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P3 7 · 12 · P1 MSC
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 6 · 9 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 3 · P2 6 · 9 · P1 MSC
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 6 · 12 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 6 · 12 · P1 MSC
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 6 · 9 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 6 · 9 · P1 MSC
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 4 · P2 5 · 7 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 4 · P2 5 · 7 · P1 MSC
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 8 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 8 · P1 MSC
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 4 · 7 · P1
Eddie Irvine 1 · 1 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 MSC
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 8 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 8 · P1 MSC
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 4 · 5 · P1
Eddie Irvine 1 · 2 · P1 4 · 5 · P1 MSC
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 5 · 7 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P5 5 · 7 · P1 MSC
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 4 · 10 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P5 4 · 10 · P1 MSC
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 7 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 7 · P1 MSC
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Eddie Irvine 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 MSC
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 7 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 7 · P1 MSC
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Eddie Irvine 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 MSC
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 2 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 2 · P1 MSC
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 MSC
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1 MSC
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 MSC
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 MSC
Team history
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
Michael Schumacher
BEN
FER
MER
Benetton 1991Jordan 1991Benetton 1992–1995Ferrari 1996–2006Mercedes 2010–2012
19912012
Eddie Irvine → Michael Schumacher → 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).