Jenson Button

British · 2000–2017
VS

Anthony Davidson

British · 2002–2008
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Jenson Button · Anthony Davidson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
13 11
24 shared
Qualifying H2H
19 5
24 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P22
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 0
2007 P15 2008 P18
Teammate battle by season
1
0
2005
Career totals
Jenson Button Anthony Davidson
Championships
1
0
Wins
15
0
Poles
8
0
Podiums
50
0
Fastest laps
8
0
Career points
1,235
0
Starts
309
24
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button Anthony Davidson
Win rate
4.9%
0%
Podium rate
16.2%
0%
Pole rate
2.6%
0%
Points / start
4.0
0.0
Avg grid
P10.0
P17.2
Avg finish
P9.7
P16.2
Finish rate
79.6%
58.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button Anthony Davidson
Overtakes
2,746
173
Overtakes / race
9.2
7.5
Places lost
2,334
126
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
Jenson Button Anthony Davidson
Mechanical retirements
37
5
Crash retirements
22
5
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: 4 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
2002
2006 · aged 26
First win
2004
First pole
2009 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P11
+0.3
Avg places gained
+1.0
Season points trajectory
2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015
Jenson Button Anthony Davidson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jenson Button Anthony Davidson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
BUT 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 DAV
Hungaroring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
BUT 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — DAV
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P15
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P15 DAV
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — DAV
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P18
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 DAV
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 DAV
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 DAV
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 DAV
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 DAV
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 DAV
Istanbul Park 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 DAV
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P14
BUT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P14 DAV
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 DAV
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — DAV
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — DAV
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11
BUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P11 DAV
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
BUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — DAV
Team history
Jenson Button
BAR
HON
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
Anthony Davidson
Minardi 2002BAR 2005Super Aguri 2007–2008
20002017
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).