As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Eddie Irvine · Pedro de la Rosa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.312s
Eddie Irvine faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
2001
−0.490s
1
2002
+0.218s
2
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
46
—
16
62 shared
Qualifying H2H
46
—
16
62 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 0
1999
P2
2000
P13
2001
P12
2002
P9
Teammate battle by season
7
6
2001
12
5
2002
Career totals
Eddie Irvine
Pedro de la Rosa
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
26
1
Fastest laps
0
1
Career points
191
35
Starts
147
106
Rate-adjusted · per start
Eddie Irvine
Pedro de la Rosa
Win rate
2.7%
0%
Podium rate
17.7%
0.9%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.3
0.3
Avg grid
P9.3
P16.3
Avg finish
P11.0
P15.3
Finish rate
57.8%
55.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Eddie Irvine
Pedro de la Rosa
Overtakes
723
739
Overtakes / race
6.6
7.6
Places lost
550
485
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
Pedro de la Rosa
Mechanical retirements
37
30
Crash retirements
25
17
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1993
Debut season
1999
1999 · aged 33
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.7
Avg places gained
+1.0
Season points trajectory
Eddie Irvine
Pedro de la Rosa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Eddie Irvine | Pedro de la Rosa |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 3 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
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).