Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
VS

Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
10
Qualifyingahead
3
13
Johnny Herbert · Eddie Irvine
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.883s
Eddie Irvine faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
2000 +0.883s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
48 — 65
113 shared
Qualifying H2H
23 — 90
113 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P4
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 4
1993 P9 1995 P4 1996 P10 1997 P7 1998 P4 1999 P2
Teammate battle by season
6
10
2000
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Eddie Irvine
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
4
Poles
0
0
Podiums
7
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
98
191
Starts
162
147
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Eddie Irvine
Win rate
1.9%
2.7%
Podium rate
4.3%
17.7%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.6
1.3
Avg grid
P13.1
P9.3
Avg finish
P12.6
P11.0
Finish rate
56.8%
57.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Eddie Irvine
Overtakes
568
723
Overtakes / race
7.4
6.6
Places lost
407
550
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 Eddie Irvine
Mechanical retirements
40
37
Crash retirements
30
25
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
1993
1995 · aged 31
First win
1999 · aged 33
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-1.7
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Johnny Herbert Eddie Irvine
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Eddie Irvine
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 3 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Eddie Irvine
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P11 Eddie Irvine
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
19892002
Johnny Herbert → Eddie Irvine → 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).