Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1960
1992 · aged 23
First win
1962 · aged 26
1994
First pole
1962
1994 · aged 25
First title
1963 · aged 27
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-3.5
Career totals
Michael Schumacher
Jim Clark
Championships
7
2
Wins
91
25
Poles
68
33
Podiums
155
32
Fastest laps
21
0
Career points
1,566
274
Starts
308
72
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher
Jim Clark
Win rate
29.5%
34.7%
Podium rate
50.3%
44.4%
Pole rate
22.1%
45.8%
Points / start
5.1
3.8
Avg grid
P4.9
P3.6
Avg finish
P6.9
P7.1
Finish rate
79.2%
68.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
7
World titles
2
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
5
P1
Best championship
P1
Season points trajectory
Michael Schumacher
Jim Clark
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Michael Schumacher | Jim Clark |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 · 9 · P1 | 4 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 5 · 8 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
Team history
Michael Schumacher
Jim Clark
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
19602012
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).