As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nico Rosberg · Michael Schumacher
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.272s
Nico Rosberg faster by the median gap over 56 sessions
2010
−0.283s
19
2011
−0.462s
17
2012
+0.049s
20
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
37
—
39
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
45
—
31
76 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
7
2
Runner-up
2
3
Top-3 finishes
12
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 1
2006
P2
2010
P7
2011
P7
2012
P9
Teammate battle by season
14
5
2010
12
7
2011
10
10
2012
Career totals
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Championships
1
7
Wins
23
91
Poles
30
68
Podiums
57
155
Fastest laps
20
21
Career points
1,594.5
1,566
Starts
206
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Win rate
11.2%
29.5%
Podium rate
27.7%
50.3%
Pole rate
14.6%
22.1%
Points / start
7.7
5.1
Avg grid
P6.9
P4.9
Avg finish
P8.3
P6.9
Finish rate
85.9%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
1,583
1,503
Overtakes / race
7.9
6.5
Places lost
1,574
1,353
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
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
15
31
Crash retirements
14
31
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: 0 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2006
Debut season
1991
2012 · aged 26
First win
1992 · aged 23
2012
First pole
1994
2016 · aged 31
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.3
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
Nico Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nico Rosberg | Michael Schumacher |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 · 4 · P1 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| ROS 3 · 4 · P1 5 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P9 | 8 · 11 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P9 8 · 11 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 2 · P1 | 6 · 12 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 2 · P1 6 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 2 · P2 7 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 3 · P1 6 · 9 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 3 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 3 · P1 6 · 9 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P11 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P11 7 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 10 · P1 |
| ROS 2 · 3 · P1 4 · 10 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 2 · P1 5 · 8 · P1 MSC | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| ROS 2 · 4 · P1 4 · 5 · P1 MSC | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 1 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 8 · P1 MSC | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P9 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P9 5 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 1 · P2 4 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| ROS 2 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 MSC | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 4 · P2 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| ROS 0 · 4 · P2 3 · 5 · P1 MSC | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| ROS 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 MSC | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| ROS 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 MSC | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| ROS 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 MSC | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ROS 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| ROS 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 MSC | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P16 |
| ROS 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P16 MSC | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| ROS 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 MSC | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| ROS 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 MSC | ||
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).