Johnny Herbert

British · 1989–2000
VS

Alessandro Zanardi

Italian · 1991–1999
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
14
5
Qualifyingahead
15
4
Johnny Herbert · Alessandro Zanardi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.795s
Johnny Herbert faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1994 −0.795s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
26 15
41 shared
Qualifying H2H
29 11
41 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P20
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1993 P9
Teammate battle by season
9
3
1993
5
2
1994
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Alessandro Zanardi
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
7
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
98
1
Starts
162
42
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Alessandro Zanardi
Win rate
1.9%
0%
Podium rate
4.3%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.6
0.0
Avg grid
P13.1
P16.4
Avg finish
P12.6
P15.6
Finish rate
56.8%
45.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Alessandro Zanardi
Overtakes
568
98
Overtakes / race
7.4
6.5
Places lost
407
80
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
Johnny Herbert Alessandro Zanardi
Mechanical retirements
40
16
Crash retirements
30
7
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1989
Debut season
1991
1995 · aged 31
First win
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P6
+0.5
Avg places gained
+0.8
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999
Johnny Herbert Alessandro Zanardi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Alessandro Zanardi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Alessandro Zanardi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Alessandro Zanardi
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Alessandro Zanardi
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 Alessandro Zanardi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Alessandro Zanardi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Alessandro Zanardi
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13 Alessandro Zanardi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 Alessandro Zanardi
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Alessandro Zanardi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Alessandro Zanardi
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 Alessandro Zanardi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P11 Alessandro Zanardi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Alessandro Zanardi
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P9
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P9 Alessandro Zanardi
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Alessandro Zanardi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Alessandro Zanardi
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Alessandro Zanardi
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P16
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P16 Alessandro Zanardi
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Alessandro Zanardi
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 Alessandro Zanardi
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Alessandro Zanardi
TEA
Jordan 1991Minardi 1992Team Lotus 1993–1994Williams 1999
19892000
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).