Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
VS

Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian · 1993–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
9
Qualifyingahead
3
13
Johnny Herbert · Rubens Barrichello
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.843s
Rubens Barrichello faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1999 +0.843s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
66 — 65
131 shared
Qualifying H2H
49 — 81
130 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P4
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 3
1993 P9 1995 P4 1996 P8 1997 P10 1998 P12 1999 P7
Teammate battle by season
7
9
1999
Career totals
Johnny Herbert Rubens Barrichello
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
11
Poles
0
14
Podiums
7
68
Fastest laps
0
6
Career points
98
658
Starts
162
326
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Herbert Rubens Barrichello
Win rate
1.9%
3.4%
Podium rate
4.3%
20.9%
Pole rate
0%
4.3%
Points / start
0.6
2.0
Avg grid
P13.1
P8.9
Avg finish
P12.6
P10.3
Finish rate
56.8%
71.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Johnny Herbert Rubens Barrichello
Overtakes
568
1,970
Overtakes / race
7.4
7.4
Places lost
407
1,682
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 Rubens Barrichello
Mechanical retirements
40
63
Crash retirements
30
28
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
1993
1995 · aged 31
First win
2000 · aged 28
—
First pole
1994
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
-1.4
Season points trajectory
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010
Johnny Herbert Rubens Barrichello
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Herbert Rubens Barrichello
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 BAR
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 6 · P1 BAR
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Johnny Herbert 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 BAR
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 BAR
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 4 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 4 · P1 BAR
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 BAR
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 BAR
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 5 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 5 · P2 BAR
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 BAR
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 5 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 5 · P2 BAR
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 5 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 5 · P2 BAR
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P3 BAR
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 4 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 4 · P2 BAR
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 4 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 4 · P2 BAR
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 BAR
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 BAR
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 BAR
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 BAR
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 BAR
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4 BAR
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 BAR
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P12 BAR
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — BAR
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Johnny Herbert 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 BAR
Team history
Johnny Herbert
TEA
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
STE
FER
HON
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
19892011
Johnny Herbert → Rubens Barrichello → 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).