Norberto Fontana
Argentine · 1997–1997
VS

Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
2
Qualifyingahead
0
4
Norberto Fontana · Johnny Herbert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 2
4 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 — 4
4 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
—
Best championship
P4
Teammate battle by season
2
2
1997
Career totals
Norberto Fontana Johnny Herbert
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
3
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
98
Starts
4
162
Rate-adjusted · per start
Norberto Fontana Johnny Herbert
Win rate
0%
1.9%
Podium rate
0%
4.3%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.6
Avg grid
P17.5
P13.1
Avg finish
P12.0
P12.6
Finish rate
75%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Norberto Fontana Johnny Herbert
Overtakes
49
568
Overtakes / race
12.3
7.4
Places lost
23
407
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
Norberto Fontana Johnny Herbert
Mechanical retirements
0
40
Crash retirements
1
30
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1997
Debut season
1989
—
First win
1995 · aged 31
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P9
Best finish
P1
+5.5
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999
Norberto Fontana Johnny Herbert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Norberto Fontana Johnny Herbert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1
Norberto Fontana 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Norberto Fontana 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Norberto Fontana 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P8
Norberto Fontana 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P8 Johnny Herbert
Team history
Norberto Fontana
Sauber 1997
Johnny Herbert
TEA
BEN
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
19892000
Norberto Fontana → Johnny Herbert → Compare others
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).