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