Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
VS

Gerhard Berger
Austrian · 1984–1997
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
38
39
Qualifyingahead
42
35
Jean Alesi · Gerhard Berger
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.019s
Jean Alesi faster by the median gap over 43 sessions
1994 −0.015s 13
1995 +0.262s 16
1996 −0.224s 7
1997 −0.183s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
59 — 74
133 shared
Qualifying H2H
49 — 84
133 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 5
1989 P7 1990 P4 1991 P4 1992 P5 1993 P6 1994 P3 1995 P5 1996 P4 1997 P4
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1993
6
8
1994
8
9
1995
11
5
1996
5
9
1997
Career totals
Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
10
Poles
2
12
Podiums
32
48
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
241
385
Starts
202
210
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
Win rate
0.5%
4.8%
Podium rate
15.8%
22.9%
Pole rate
1%
5.7%
Points / start
1.2
1.8
Avg grid
P9.0
P6.4
Avg finish
P11.3
P10.9
Finish rate
59.4%
59%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
Overtakes
719
235
Overtakes / race
7.6
7.8
Places lost
523
161
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
Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
Mechanical retirements
52
63
Crash retirements
30
23
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1989
Debut season
1984
1995 · aged 31
First win
1986 · aged 27
1994
First pole
1987
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.2
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999
Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Alesi Gerhard Berger
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Jean Alesi 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 5 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Jean Alesi 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 4 · P1
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 4 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 5 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 5 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Jean Alesi 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Gerhard Berger
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Jean Alesi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Jean Alesi 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Gerhard Berger
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Jean Alesi 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Gerhard Berger
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Gerhard Berger
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7 Gerhard Berger
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Gerhard Berger
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Gerhard Berger
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Jean Alesi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Gerhard Berger
Team history
Jean Alesi
FER
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
Gerhard Berger
FER
MCL
FER
ATS 1984Arrows 1985Benetton 1986Ferrari 1987–1989McLaren 1990–1992Ferrari 1993–1995Benetton 1996–1997
19842001
Jean Alesi → Gerhard Berger → 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).