Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
VS

Jean Alesi
French · 1989–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
11
Qualifyingahead
6
10
Johnny Herbert · Jean Alesi
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.177s
Jean Alesi faster by the median gap over 7 sessions
1998 +0.177s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
63 — 91
154 shared
Qualifying H2H
47 — 107
154 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P4
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 6
1989 P9 1992 P7 1993 P6 1995 P4 1996 P4 1997 P4 1998 P11 1999 P8
Teammate battle by season
5
11
1998
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
1
Poles
0
2
Podiums
7
32
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
98
241
Starts
162
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
Win rate
1.9%
0.5%
Podium rate
4.3%
15.8%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
0.6
1.2
Avg grid
P13.1
P9.0
Avg finish
P12.6
P11.3
Finish rate
56.8%
59.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
Overtakes
568
719
Overtakes / race
7.4
7.6
Places lost
407
523
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 Jean Alesi
Mechanical retirements
40
52
Crash retirements
30
30
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
1989
1995 · aged 31
First win
1995 · aged 31
—
First pole
1994
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 5 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 5 · P1 Jean Alesi
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 Jean Alesi
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Alesi
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Jean Alesi
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9 Jean Alesi
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10 Jean Alesi
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Alesi
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — Jean Alesi
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Alesi
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 Jean Alesi
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Jean Alesi
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Jean Alesi
TYR
FER
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989–1990Ferrari 1991–1995Benetton 1996–1997Sauber 1998–1999Prost 2000Jordan 2001Prost 2001
19892001
Johnny Herbert → Jean Alesi → 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).