Gerhard Berger
Austrian · 1984–1997
VS

Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
39
38
Qualifyingahead
35
42
Gerhard Berger · Jean Alesi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.019s
Jean Alesi faster by the median gap over 43 sessions
1994 +0.015s 13
1995 −0.262s 16
1996 +0.224s 7
1997 +0.183s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
74 — 59
133 shared
Qualifying H2H
84 — 49
133 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 4
1989 P7 1990 P4 1991 P4 1992 P5 1993 P6 1994 P3 1995 P5 1996 P4 1997 P4
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1993
8
6
1994
9
8
1995
5
11
1996
9
5
1997
Career totals
Gerhard Berger Jean Alesi
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
1
Poles
12
2
Podiums
48
32
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
385
241
Starts
210
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Gerhard Berger Jean Alesi
Win rate
4.8%
0.5%
Podium rate
22.9%
15.8%
Pole rate
5.7%
1%
Points / start
1.8
1.2
Avg grid
P6.4
P9.0
Avg finish
P10.9
P11.3
Finish rate
59%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Gerhard Berger Jean Alesi
Overtakes
235
719
Overtakes / race
7.8
7.6
Places lost
161
523
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
Gerhard Berger Jean Alesi
Mechanical retirements
63
52
Crash retirements
23
30
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1989
1986 · aged 27
First win
1995 · aged 31
1987
First pole
1994
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.5
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999
Gerhard Berger Jean Alesi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Gerhard Berger Jean Alesi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Gerhard Berger 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 Jean Alesi
Suzuka Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Adelaide Street Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Gerhard Berger 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Gerhard Berger 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Hungaroring 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Gerhard Berger 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jean Alesi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10 Jean Alesi
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9 Jean Alesi
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Jean Alesi
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Gerhard Berger 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jean Alesi
Team history
Gerhard Berger
FER
MCL
FER
ATS 1984Arrows 1985Benetton 1986Ferrari 1987–1989McLaren 1990–1992Ferrari 1993–1995Benetton 1996–1997
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
19842001
Gerhard Berger → Jean Alesi → 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).