Riccardo Patrese

Italian · 1977–1993
VS

Michael Schumacher

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