Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian · 1993–2011
VS

Jenson Button
British · 2000–2017
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
29
41
Qualifyingahead
36
34
Rubens Barrichello · Jenson Button
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.011s
Rubens Barrichello faster by the median gap over 70 sessions
2006 +0.036s 18
2007 +0.139s 17
2008 −0.069s 18
2009 −0.039s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
105 — 105
210 shared
Qualifying H2H
119 — 91
210 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 7 · 5
2000 P4 2001 P3 2002 P2 2003 P4 2004 P2 2005 P8 2006 P6 2007 P15 2008 P14 2009 P1 2010 P5 2011 P2
Teammate battle by season
5
13
2006
12
5
2007
7
11
2008
5
12
2009
Career totals
Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button
Championships
0
1
Wins
11
15
Poles
14
8
Podiums
68
50
Fastest laps
6
8
Career points
658
1,235
Starts
326
309
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button
Win rate
3.4%
4.9%
Podium rate
20.9%
16.2%
Pole rate
4.3%
2.6%
Points / start
2.0
4.0
Avg grid
P8.9
P10.0
Avg finish
P10.3
P9.7
Finish rate
71.8%
79.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button
Overtakes
1,970
2,746
Overtakes / race
7.4
9.2
Places lost
1,682
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
Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button
Mechanical retirements
63
37
Crash retirements
28
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: 1 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1993
Debut season
2000
2000 · aged 28
First win
2006 · aged 26
1994
First pole
2004
—
First title
2009 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.4
Avg places gained
+0.3
Season points trajectory
1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 2017
Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rubens Barrichello Jenson Button
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
BAR 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 BUT
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 5 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 BUT
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
BAR 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 BUT
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
BAR 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
BAR 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 5 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 5 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
BAR 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 4 · P1 BUT
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Nürburgring 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BAR 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
BAR 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
BAR 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 BUT
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
BAR 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 BUT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
BAR 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 BUT
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
BAR 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
BAR 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1 BUT
Valencia Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BAR 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 BUT
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 BUT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P3
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P3 BUT
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
BAR 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 BUT
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P2
BAR 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 1 · P2 BUT
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 BUT
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11
BAR 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P11 BUT
Team history
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
FER
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
Jenson Button
MCL
Williams 2000Benetton 2001Renault 2002BAR 2003–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009McLaren 2010–2017
19932017
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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).