Race H2H
96
—
156
252 shared
Qualifying H2H
75
—
177
252 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 11
2001
P10
2002
P6
2003
P2
2004
P3
2005
P2
2006
P5
2007
P1
2008
P3
2009
P1
2012
P3
2013
P5
2014
P8
2015
P4
2016
P6
Career totals
Jenson Button
Kimi Räikkönen
Championships
1
1
Wins
15
21
Poles
8
18
Podiums
50
103
Fastest laps
8
42
Career points
1,235
1,873
Starts
309
352
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button
Kimi Räikkönen
Win rate
4.9%
6%
Podium rate
16.2%
29.3%
Pole rate
2.6%
5.1%
Points / start
4.0
5.3
Avg grid
P10.0
P7.6
Avg finish
P9.7
P8.5
Finish rate
79.6%
81.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button
Kimi Räikkönen
Overtakes
2,746
2,703
Overtakes / race
9.2
8.0
Places lost
2,334
2,441
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
Kimi Räikkönen
Mechanical retirements
37
45
Crash retirements
22
21
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
2001
2006 · aged 26
First win
2003 · aged 23
2004
First pole
2003
2009 · aged 29
First title
2007 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
Jenson Button
Kimi Räikkönen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 3 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 9 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 7 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 8 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 7 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 3 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
Team history
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).