Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian · 1993–2011
VS

Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
19
13
Qualifyingahead
14
18
Rubens Barrichello · Eddie Irvine
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.150s
Eddie Irvine faster by the median gap over 29 sessions
1994 −0.226s 13
1995 +0.387s 16
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
83 — 64
147 shared
Qualifying H2H
81 — 66
147 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
1
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 3
1993 P18 1994 P6 1995 P11 1996 P8 1997 P7 1998 P4 1999 P2 2000 P4 2001 P3 2002 P2
Teammate battle by season
2
0
1993
7
6
1994
10
7
1995
Career totals
Rubens Barrichello Eddie Irvine
Championships
0
0
Wins
11
4
Poles
14
0
Podiums
68
26
Fastest laps
6
0
Career points
658
191
Starts
326
147
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rubens Barrichello Eddie Irvine
Win rate
3.4%
2.7%
Podium rate
20.9%
17.7%
Pole rate
4.3%
0%
Points / start
2.0
1.3
Avg grid
P8.9
P9.3
Avg finish
P10.3
P11.0
Finish rate
71.8%
57.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Rubens Barrichello Eddie Irvine
Overtakes
1,970
723
Overtakes / race
7.4
6.6
Places lost
1,682
550
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
Rubens Barrichello Eddie Irvine
Mechanical retirements
63
37
Crash retirements
28
25
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1993
Debut season
1993
2000 · aged 28
First win
1999 · aged 33
1994
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.4
Avg places gained
-1.7
Season points trajectory
1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011
Rubens Barrichello Eddie Irvine
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rubens Barrichello Eddie Irvine
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
BAR 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BAR 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
BAR 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 5 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
BAR 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Nürburgring 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BAR 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
BAR 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
BAR 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 3 · P3
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
BAR 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
BAR 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
BAR 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Eddie Irvine
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Team history
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
STE
FER
HON
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
19932011
Rubens Barrichello → Eddie Irvine → 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).