As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Ralf Schumacher · Jenson Button
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.606s
Ralf Schumacher faster by the median gap over 4 sessions
2000
−0.606s
4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
70
—
59
129 shared
Qualifying H2H
85
—
44
129 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P4
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
5 · 3
2000
P5
2001
P4
2002
P4
2003
P5
2004
P3
2005
P6
2006
P6
2007
P15
Teammate battle by season
12
5
2000
Career totals
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
Championships
0
1
Wins
6
15
Poles
6
8
Podiums
27
50
Fastest laps
1
8
Career points
329
1,235
Starts
180
309
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
Win rate
3.3%
4.9%
Podium rate
15%
16.2%
Pole rate
3.3%
2.6%
Points / start
1.8
4.0
Avg grid
P7.8
P10.0
Avg finish
P9.9
P9.7
Finish rate
68.3%
79.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
Overtakes
1,301
2,746
Overtakes / race
7.5
9.2
Places lost
1,072
2,334
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
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
Mechanical retirements
28
37
Crash retirements
27
22
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1997
Debut season
2000
2001 · aged 25
First win
2006 · aged 26
2001
First pole
2004
—
First title
2009 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
Ralf Schumacher
Jenson Button
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 3 · P3 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 3 · P3 3 · 4 · P1 BUT | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| SCH 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 BUT | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| SCH 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 BUT | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 2 · P3 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 2 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 BUT | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| SCH 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 BUT | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1 BUT | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 BUT | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| SCH 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 BUT | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 BUT | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| SCH 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 BUT | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| SCH 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 BUT | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 BUT | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| SCH 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1 BUT | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| SCH 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 BUT | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| SCH 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 BUT | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| SCH 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P8 BUT | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| SCH 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 BUT | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| SCH 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11 BUT | ||
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).