Race H2H
40
—
119
159 shared
Qualifying H2H
31
—
128
159 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
7
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
12
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 8
1996
P2
1998
P2
2000
P1
2001
P1
2002
P1
2003
P1
2004
P1
2005
P3
2006
P2
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Schumacher
Championships
1
7
Wins
11
91
Poles
13
68
Podiums
23
155
Fastest laps
0
21
Career points
235
1,566
Starts
165
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Schumacher
Win rate
6.7%
29.5%
Podium rate
13.9%
50.3%
Pole rate
7.9%
22.1%
Points / start
1.4
5.1
Avg grid
P9.1
P4.9
Avg finish
P10.3
P6.9
Finish rate
66.7%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
1,120
1,503
Overtakes / race
7.0
6.5
Places lost
870
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
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
38
31
Crash retirements
17
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: 0 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1996
Debut season
1991
1996 · aged 25
First win
1992 · aged 23
1996
First pole
1994
1997 · aged 26
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jacques Villeneuve | Michael Schumacher |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 1 · P2 | 8 · 11 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 3 · P1 | 6 · 12 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 4 · 10 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
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).