Race H2H
89
—
117
206 shared
Qualifying H2H
77
—
129
206 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
5 · 6
2006
P6
2007
P9
2008
P13
2009
P1
2010
P5
2011
P2
2012
P5
2013
P6
2014
P2
2015
P2
2016
P1
Career totals
Jenson Button
Nico Rosberg
Championships
1
1
Wins
15
23
Poles
8
30
Podiums
50
57
Fastest laps
8
20
Career points
1,235
1,594.5
Starts
309
206
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jenson Button
Nico Rosberg
Win rate
4.9%
11.2%
Podium rate
16.2%
27.7%
Pole rate
2.6%
14.6%
Points / start
4.0
7.7
Avg grid
P10.0
P6.9
Avg finish
P9.7
P8.3
Finish rate
79.6%
85.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jenson Button
Nico Rosberg
Overtakes
2,746
1,583
Overtakes / race
9.2
7.9
Places lost
2,334
1,574
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
Nico Rosberg
Mechanical retirements
37
15
Crash retirements
22
14
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
2006
2006 · aged 26
First win
2012 · aged 26
2004
First pole
2012
2009 · aged 29
First title
2016 · aged 31
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
Jenson Button
Nico Rosberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jenson Button | Nico Rosberg |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 3 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 3 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P12 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
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).