As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
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
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 | |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 2 · P2 | 8 · 11 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 3 · P3 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 2 · P3 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 6 · 12 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 4 · P2 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 4 · 10 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Okayama International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
Team history
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).