Michael Schumacher

German · 1991–2012
VS

Riccardo Patrese

Italian · 1977–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
7
Qualifyingahead
16
0
Michael Schumacher · Riccardo Patrese
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
18 20
38 shared
Qualifying H2H
19 19
38 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1991 P3 1992 P2 1993 P4
Teammate battle by season
9
7
1993
Career totals
Michael Schumacher Riccardo Patrese
Championships
7
0
Wins
91
6
Poles
68
8
Podiums
155
37
Fastest laps
21
0
Career points
1,566
281
Starts
308
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher Riccardo Patrese
Win rate
29.5%
2.3%
Podium rate
50.3%
14.4%
Pole rate
22.1%
3.1%
Points / start
5.1
1.1
Avg grid
P4.9
P9.3
Avg finish
P6.9
P12.7
Finish rate
79.2%
49.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Michael Schumacher Riccardo Patrese
Overtakes
1,503
0
Overtakes / race
6.5
0.0
Places lost
1,353
0
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 Riccardo Patrese
Mechanical retirements
31
96
Crash retirements
31
32
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
1977
1992 · aged 23
First win
1982 · aged 28
1994
First pole
1981
1994 · aged 25
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-3.4
Season points trajectory
1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012
Michael Schumacher Riccardo Patrese
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Michael Schumacher Riccardo Patrese
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 7 · 12 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 8 · 11 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 6 · 9 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 6 · 12 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 5 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Nürburgring 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 4 · 10 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Hungaroring 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Red Bull Ring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuito de Jerez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Michael Schumacher
FER
Benetton 1991Jordan 1991Benetton 1992–1995Ferrari 1996–2006Mercedes 2010–2012
Riccardo Patrese
WIL
Shadow 1977Arrows 1978–1981Brabham 1982–1983Alfa Romeo 1984–1985Brabham 1986Williams 1987Brabham 1987Williams 1988–1992Benetton 1993
19772012
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).