Felipe Massa

Brazilian · 2002–2017
VS

Michael Schumacher

German · 1991–2012
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
13
Qualifyingahead
5
13
Felipe Massa · Michael Schumacher
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.310s
Michael Schumacher faster by the median gap over 17 sessions
2006 +0.310s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
56 73
129 shared
Qualifying H2H
49 80
129 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
7
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
12
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 4
2002 P1 2004 P1 2005 P3 2006 P2 2010 P6 2011 P6 2012 P7
Teammate battle by season
5
13
2006
Career totals
Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher
Championships
0
7
Wins
11
91
Poles
16
68
Podiums
41
155
Fastest laps
15
21
Career points
1,167
1,566
Starts
271
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher
Win rate
4.1%
29.5%
Podium rate
15.1%
50.3%
Pole rate
5.9%
22.1%
Points / start
4.3
5.1
Avg grid
P8.4
P4.9
Avg finish
P9.0
P6.9
Finish rate
86%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
2,481
1,503
Overtakes / race
9.5
6.5
Places lost
2,359
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
Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
16
31
Crash retirements
20
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: 2 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
1991
2006 · aged 25
First win
1992 · aged 23
2006
First pole
1994
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Felipe Massa Michael Schumacher
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 3 · P1 8 · 11 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 6 · 12 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 7 · 12 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 7 · 12 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 6 · 9 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 5 · P1 4 · 10 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 6 · 9 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P3 5 · 8 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 3 · P2 5 · 8 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 2 · P3 5 · 7 · P1
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 7 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 4 · 7 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 4 · 7 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 5 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 7 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Istanbul Park 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Korean International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P16
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Felipe Massa
FER
WIL
Sauber 2002Sauber 2004–2005Ferrari 2006–2013Williams 2014–2017
Michael Schumacher
BEN
FER
Benetton 1991Jordan 1991Benetton 1992–1995Ferrari 1996–2006Mercedes 2010–2012
19912017
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).