Michael Schumacher
German · 1991–2012
VS

Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
43
16
Qualifyingahead
55
4
Michael Schumacher · Eddie Irvine
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.560s
Michael Schumacher faster by the median gap over 27 sessions
1996 −0.782s 7
1997 −0.734s 10
1998 −0.529s 7
1999 −0.455s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
113 — 26
139 shared
Qualifying H2H
134 — 5
139 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 8 · 1
1993 P4 1994 P1 1995 P1 1996 P3 1998 P2 1999 P2 2000 P1 2001 P1 2002 P1
Teammate battle by season
11
5
1996
13
4
1997
13
3
1998
6
4
1999
Career totals
Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine
Championships
7
0
Wins
91
4
Poles
68
0
Podiums
155
26
Fastest laps
21
0
Career points
1,566
191
Starts
308
147
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine
Win rate
29.5%
2.7%
Podium rate
50.3%
17.7%
Pole rate
22.1%
0%
Points / start
5.1
1.3
Avg grid
P4.9
P9.3
Avg finish
P6.9
P11.0
Finish rate
79.2%
57.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine
Overtakes
1,503
723
Overtakes / race
6.5
6.6
Places lost
1,353
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
Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine
Mechanical retirements
31
37
Crash retirements
31
25
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: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1993
1992 · aged 23
First win
1999 · aged 33
1994
First pole
—
1994 · aged 25
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-1.7
Season points trajectory
1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Michael Schumacher Eddie Irvine
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 8 · 11 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
MSC 8 · 11 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 3 · P3
MSC 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 3 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
MSC 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Suzuka Circuit 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
MSC 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 6 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
MSC 6 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
MSC 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Monaco 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
MSC 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
MSC 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Hockenheimring 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
MSC 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Nürburgring 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
MSC 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
MSC 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
MSC 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 4 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
MSC 4 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Hungaroring 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
MSC 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
MSC 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
MSC 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Red Bull Ring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
MSC 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Okayama International Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
MSC 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
MSC 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
MSC 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Circuito de Jerez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
MSC 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
MSC 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Eddie Irvine
Team history
Michael Schumacher
BEN
FER
MER
Benetton 1991Jordan 1991Benetton 1992–1995Ferrari 1996–2006Mercedes 2010–2012
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
19912012
Michael Schumacher → 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).