Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
VS

Giancarlo Fisichella
Italian · 1996–2009
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
11
Qualifyingahead
4
13
Jenson Button · Giancarlo Fisichella
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
95 — 77
172 shared
Qualifying H2H
97 — 74
171 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 5
2000 P6 2001 P11 2002 P7 2003 P9 2004 P3 2005 P5 2006 P4 2007 P8 2008 P18 2009 P1
Teammate battle by season
6
11
2001
Career totals
Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella
Championships
1
0
Wins
15
3
Poles
8
4
Podiums
50
19
Fastest laps
8
1
Career points
1,235
275
Starts
309
231
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella
Win rate
4.9%
1.3%
Podium rate
16.2%
8.2%
Pole rate
2.6%
1.7%
Points / start
4.0
1.2
Avg grid
P10.0
P11.4
Avg finish
P9.7
P11.0
Finish rate
79.6%
71%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella
Overtakes
2,746
1,809
Overtakes / race
9.2
8.2
Places lost
2,334
1,373
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 Giancarlo Fisichella
Mechanical retirements
37
37
Crash retirements
22
29
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2000
Debut season
1996
2006 · aged 26
First win
2003 · aged 30
2004
First pole
1998
2009 · aged 29
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BUT 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 FIS
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 FIS
Hungaroring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 FIS
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 FIS
Istanbul Park 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P16
BUT 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P16 FIS
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P13
BUT 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 FIS
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3
BUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P3 FIS
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 FIS
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 FIS
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 FIS
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 FIS
Team history
Jenson Button
BAR
HON
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
Giancarlo Fisichella
BEN
REN
Minardi 1996Jordan 1997Benetton 1998–2001Jordan 2002–2003Sauber 2004Renault 2005–2007Force India 2008Ferrari 2009Force India 2009
19962017
Jenson Button → Giancarlo Fisichella → 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).