Heinz-Harald Frentzen
German · 1994–2003
VS

Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
6
Qualifyingahead
13
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Johnny Herbert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.417s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1996 −0.417s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
67 — 48
115 shared
Qualifying H2H
92 — 22
114 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
1995 P4 1996 P12 1997 P2 1998 P7 1999 P3
Teammate battle by season
10
6
1996
Career totals
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
3
Poles
2
0
Podiums
18
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
174
98
Starts
158
162
Rate-adjusted · per start
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert
Win rate
1.9%
1.9%
Podium rate
11.4%
4.3%
Pole rate
1.3%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.6
Avg grid
P8.9
P13.1
Avg finish
P11.0
P12.6
Finish rate
62.7%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert
Overtakes
840
568
Overtakes / race
7.1
7.4
Places lost
578
407
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 Johnny Herbert
Mechanical retirements
38
40
Crash retirements
21
30
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
1989
1997 · aged 29
First win
1995 · aged 31
1997
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Heinz-Harald Frentzen Johnny Herbert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Team history
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
WIL
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
19892003
Heinz-Harald Frentzen → Johnny Herbert → 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).