Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
VS

Nico Rosberg
German · 2006–2016
Race H2H
7 — 5
12 shared
Qualifying H2H
7 — 5
12 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
2006 P15
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve Nico Rosberg
Championships
1
1
Wins
11
23
Poles
13
30
Podiums
23
57
Fastest laps
0
20
Career points
235
1,594.5
Starts
165
206
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve Nico Rosberg
Win rate
6.7%
11.2%
Podium rate
13.9%
27.7%
Pole rate
7.9%
14.6%
Points / start
1.4
7.7
Avg grid
P9.1
P6.9
Avg finish
P10.3
P8.3
Finish rate
66.7%
85.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve Nico Rosberg
Overtakes
1,120
1,583
Overtakes / race
7.0
7.9
Places lost
870
1,574
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 Nico Rosberg
Mechanical retirements
38
15
Crash retirements
17
14
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
2006
1996 · aged 25
First win
2012 · aged 26
1996
First pole
2012
1997 · aged 26
First title
2016 · aged 31
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014
Jacques Villeneuve Nico Rosberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jacques Villeneuve Nico Rosberg
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 5 · P1
Hungaroring 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 3 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
Nico Rosberg
WIL
MER
Williams 2006–2009Mercedes 2010–2016
19962016
Jacques Villeneuve → Nico Rosberg → 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).