Michael Schumacher

German · 1991–2012
VS

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian · 1993–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
76
28
Qualifyingahead
79
25
Michael Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.230s
Michael Schumacher faster by the median gap over 57 sessions
2000 −0.266s 4
2001 −0.619s 1
2002 −0.529s 2
2003 −0.181s 16
2004 −0.391s 17
2005 −0.241s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
200 66
266 shared
Qualifying H2H
217 48
265 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
2
12
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 15 · 0
1993 P4 1994 P1 1995 P1 1996 P3 1998 P2 1999 P5 2000 P1 2001 P1 2002 P1 2003 P1 2004 P1 2005 P3 2006 P2 2010 P9 2011 P8
Teammate battle by season
12
5
2000
14
3
2001
13
4
2002
11
5
2003
14
4
2004
12
7
2005
Career totals
Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
Championships
7
0
Wins
91
11
Poles
68
14
Podiums
155
68
Fastest laps
21
6
Career points
1,566
658
Starts
308
326
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
Win rate
29.5%
3.4%
Podium rate
50.3%
20.9%
Pole rate
22.1%
4.3%
Points / start
5.1
2.0
Avg grid
P4.9
P8.9
Avg finish
P6.9
P10.3
Finish rate
79.2%
71.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
Overtakes
1,503
1,970
Overtakes / race
6.5
7.4
Places lost
1,353
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
Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
Mechanical retirements
31
63
Crash retirements
31
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: 2 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1993
1992 · aged 23
First win
2000 · aged 28
1994
First pole
1994
1994 · aged 25
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-1.4
Season points trajectory
1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012
Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 8 · 11 · P1 0 · 4 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 6 · 9 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 6 · 12 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Nürburgring 5 · 8 · P1 1 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 5 · 7 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Hungaroring 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Hockenheimring 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 7 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 4 · 10 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 4 · 5 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Sepang International Circuit 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Red Bull Ring 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Okayama International Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Circuito de Jerez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Istanbul Park 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P6
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P15
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
Michael Schumacher
BEN
FER
MER
Benetton 1991Jordan 1991Benetton 1992–1995Ferrari 1996–2006Mercedes 2010–2012
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
STE
FER
HON
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
19912012
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).