Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
VS

Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
6
Qualifyingahead
8
7
Jenson Button · Jacques Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.216s
Jenson Button faster by the median gap over 13 sessions
2003 −0.216s 13
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
57 — 41
98 shared
Qualifying H2H
57 — 41
98 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 2
2000 P7 2001 P7 2002 P7 2003 P9 2004 P3 2005 P9 2006 P6
Teammate battle by season
9
6
2003
Career totals
Jenson Button Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
1
1
Wins
15
11
Poles
8
13
Podiums
50
23
Fastest laps
8
0
Career points
1,235
235
Starts
309
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
4.9%
6.7%
Podium rate
16.2%
13.9%
Pole rate
2.6%
7.9%
Points / start
4.0
1.4
Avg grid
P10.0
P9.1
Avg finish
P9.7
P10.3
Finish rate
79.6%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
2,746
1,120
Overtakes / race
9.2
7.0
Places lost
2,334
870
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 Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
37
38
Crash retirements
22
17
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
1996
2006 · aged 26
First win
1996 · aged 25
2004
First pole
1996
2009 · aged 29
First title
1997 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
Jenson Button Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jenson Button Jacques Villeneuve
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hungaroring 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
BUT 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 VIL
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 VIL
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 VIL
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
BUT 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 VIL
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1 VIL
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 VIL
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
BUT 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 VIL
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 VIL
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 VIL
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 VIL
Istanbul Park 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
BUT 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 VIL
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 VIL
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 3 · P3
BUT 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 VIL
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
BUT 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 VIL
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
BUT 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 VIL
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 VIL
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
BUT 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 VIL
Team history
Jenson Button
BAR
HON
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
Jacques Villeneuve
WIL
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
19962017
Jenson Button → Jacques Villeneuve → 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).