Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
VS

Mika Häkkinen
Finnish · 1991–2001
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
15
Qualifyingahead
11
10
Johnny Herbert · Mika Häkkinen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
46 — 91
137 shared
Qualifying H2H
26 — 111
137 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
2
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 5
1992 P8 1993 P9 1995 P4 1996 P5 1997 P6 1998 P1 1999 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
3
1991
3
12
1992
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Mika Häkkinen
Championships
0
2
Wins
3
20
Poles
0
26
Podiums
7
51
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
98
420
Starts
162
163
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Mika Häkkinen
Win rate
1.9%
12.3%
Podium rate
4.3%
31.3%
Pole rate
0%
16%
Points / start
0.6
2.6
Avg grid
P13.1
P7.2
Avg finish
P12.6
P9.7
Finish rate
56.8%
65%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Mika Häkkinen
Overtakes
568
408
Overtakes / race
7.4
4.3
Places lost
407
379
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 Mika Häkkinen
Mechanical retirements
40
42
Crash retirements
30
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1989
Debut season
1991
1995 · aged 31
First win
1997 · aged 29
—
First pole
1997
—
First title
1998 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-2.5
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Johnny Herbert Mika Häkkinen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Mika Häkkinen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 6 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Phoenix street circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P13
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Mika Häkkinen
TEA
MCL
Team Lotus 1991–1992McLaren 1993–2001
19892001
Johnny Herbert → Mika Häkkinen → 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).