Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
VS

Heinz-Harald Frentzen
German · 1994–2003
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
10
Qualifyingahead
3
13
Johnny Herbert · Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.417s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1996 +0.417s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
48 — 67
115 shared
Qualifying H2H
22 — 92
114 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P4
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
1995 P4 1996 P12 1997 P2 1998 P7 1999 P3
Teammate battle by season
6
10
1996
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
3
Poles
0
2
Podiums
7
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
98
174
Starts
162
158
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Win rate
1.9%
1.9%
Podium rate
4.3%
11.4%
Pole rate
0%
1.3%
Points / start
0.6
1.1
Avg grid
P13.1
P8.9
Avg finish
P12.6
P11.0
Finish rate
56.8%
62.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Overtakes
568
840
Overtakes / race
7.4
7.1
Places lost
407
578
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 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Mechanical retirements
40
38
Crash retirements
30
21
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
1994
1995 · aged 31
First win
1997 · aged 29
—
First pole
1997
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003
Johnny Herbert Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Heinz-Harald Frentzen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 2 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
SAU
WIL
JOR
Sauber 1994–1996Williams 1997–1998Jordan 1999–2001Prost 2001Sauber 2002Arrows 2002Sauber 2003
19892003
Johnny Herbert → Heinz-Harald Frentzen → 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).