Heinz-Harald Frentzen
German · 1994–2003
VS

Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
15
18
Qualifyingahead
10
23
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jacques Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.340s
Jacques Villeneuve faster by the median gap over 17 sessions
1997 +0.305s 10
1998 +0.340s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
54 — 70
124 shared
Qualifying H2H
53 — 71
124 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
2
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 6
1996 P2 1997 P1 1998 P5 2000 P7 2001 P7 2002 P12 2003 P11
Teammate battle by season
8
9
1997
7
9
1998
Career totals
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
0
1
Wins
3
11
Poles
2
13
Podiums
18
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
174
235
Starts
158
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
1.9%
6.7%
Podium rate
11.4%
13.9%
Pole rate
1.3%
7.9%
Points / start
1.1
1.4
Avg grid
P8.9
P9.1
Avg finish
P11.0
P10.3
Finish rate
62.7%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
840
1,120
Overtakes / race
7.1
7.0
Places lost
578
870
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
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
38
38
Crash retirements
21
17
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
1996
1997 · aged 29
First win
1996 · aged 25
1997
First pole
1996
—
First title
1997 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Heinz-Harald Frentzen Jacques Villeneuve
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
WIL
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
19942006
Heinz-Harald Frentzen → Jacques Villeneuve → 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).