Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
VS

Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
5
Qualifyingahead
10
6
Jean Alesi · Johnny Herbert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.177s
Jean Alesi faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1998 −0.177s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
91 — 63
154 shared
Qualifying H2H
107 — 47
154 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 6 · 2
1989 P9 1992 P7 1993 P6 1995 P4 1996 P4 1997 P4 1998 P11 1999 P8
Teammate battle by season
11
5
1998
Career totals
Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
3
Poles
2
0
Podiums
32
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
241
98
Starts
202
162
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert
Win rate
0.5%
1.9%
Podium rate
15.8%
4.3%
Pole rate
1%
0%
Points / start
1.2
0.6
Avg grid
P9.0
P13.1
Avg finish
P11.3
P12.6
Finish rate
59.4%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert
Overtakes
719
568
Overtakes / race
7.6
7.4
Places lost
523
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
Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert
Mechanical retirements
52
40
Crash retirements
30
30
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
1989
1995 · aged 31
First win
1995 · aged 31
1994
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.2
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Jean Alesi
TYR
FER
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
19892001
Jean Alesi → 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).