As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Michael Schumacher · Felipe Massa
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.310s
Michael Schumacher faster by the median gap over 17 sessions
2006
−0.310s
17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
73
—
56
129 shared
Qualifying H2H
80
—
49
129 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 3
2002
P1
2004
P1
2005
P3
2006
P2
2010
P6
2011
P6
2012
P7
Teammate battle by season
13
5
2006
Career totals
Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa
Championships
7
0
Wins
91
11
Poles
68
16
Podiums
155
41
Fastest laps
21
15
Career points
1,566
1,167
Starts
308
271
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa
Win rate
29.5%
4.1%
Podium rate
50.3%
15.1%
Pole rate
22.1%
5.9%
Points / start
5.1
4.3
Avg grid
P4.9
P8.4
Avg finish
P6.9
P9.0
Finish rate
79.2%
86%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa
Overtakes
1,503
2,481
Overtakes / race
6.5
9.5
Places lost
1,353
2,359
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
Felipe Massa
Mechanical retirements
31
16
Crash retirements
31
20
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
2002
1992 · aged 23
First win
2006 · aged 25
1994
First pole
2006
1994 · aged 25
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 8 · 11 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 8 · 11 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 MAS | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 6 · 12 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 6 · 12 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 MAS | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 7 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 · 9 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| MSC 6 · 9 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 MAS | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 4 · 10 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 10 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 MAS | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 6 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| MSC 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| MSC 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 3 · P3 MAS | ||
| Nürburgring | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| MSC 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 MAS | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| MSC 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 MAS | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| MSC 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS | ||
| Hockenheimring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| MSC 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 MAS | ||
| Hungaroring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| MSC 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 MAS | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| MSC 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 MAS | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 MAS | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 3 · P1 MAS | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| MSC 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MAS | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| MSC 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 MAS | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 MAS | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 MAS | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 MAS | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 MAS | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P5 MAS | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P4 MAS | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P4 MAS | ||
Team history
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).