Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
VS

Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian · 1993–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
13
19
Qualifyingahead
18
14
Eddie Irvine · Rubens Barrichello
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.150s
Eddie Irvine faster by the median gap over 29 sessions
1994 +0.226s 13
1995 −0.387s 16
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
64 — 83
147 shared
Qualifying H2H
66 — 81
147 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
2
1
Top-3 finishes
4
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 7
1993 P18 1994 P6 1995 P11 1996 P8 1997 P7 1998 P4 1999 P2 2000 P4 2001 P3 2002 P2
Teammate battle by season
0
2
1993
6
7
1994
7
10
1995
Career totals
Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
11
Poles
0
14
Podiums
26
68
Fastest laps
0
6
Career points
191
658
Starts
147
326
Rate-adjusted · per start
Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello
Win rate
2.7%
3.4%
Podium rate
17.7%
20.9%
Pole rate
0%
4.3%
Points / start
1.3
2.0
Avg grid
P9.3
P8.9
Avg finish
P11.0
P10.3
Finish rate
57.8%
71.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello
Overtakes
723
1,970
Overtakes / race
6.6
7.4
Places lost
550
1,682
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 Rubens Barrichello
Mechanical retirements
37
63
Crash retirements
25
28
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1993
Debut season
1993
1999 · aged 33
First win
2000 · aged 28
—
First pole
1994
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.7
Avg places gained
-1.4
Season points trajectory
1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011
Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Eddie Irvine Rubens Barrichello
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 6 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 5 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 5 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 5 · P2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
Team history
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
STE
FER
HON
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
19932011
Eddie Irvine → Rubens Barrichello → 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).