Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian · 1993–2011
VS

Johnny Herbert
British · 1989–2000
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
7
Qualifyingahead
13
3
Rubens Barrichello · Johnny Herbert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.843s
Rubens Barrichello faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
1999 −0.843s 3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
65 — 66
131 shared
Qualifying H2H
81 — 49
130 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 3
1993 P9 1995 P4 1996 P8 1997 P10 1998 P12 1999 P7
Teammate battle by season
9
7
1999
Career totals
Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
Championships
0
0
Wins
11
3
Poles
14
0
Podiums
68
7
Fastest laps
6
0
Career points
658
98
Starts
326
162
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
Win rate
3.4%
1.9%
Podium rate
20.9%
4.3%
Pole rate
4.3%
0%
Points / start
2.0
0.6
Avg grid
P8.9
P13.1
Avg finish
P10.3
P12.6
Finish rate
71.8%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
Overtakes
1,970
568
Overtakes / race
7.4
7.4
Places lost
1,682
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
Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
Mechanical retirements
63
40
Crash retirements
28
30
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
1989
2000 · aged 28
First win
1995 · aged 31
1994
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.4
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010
Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BAR 3 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BAR 1 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Nürburgring 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
BAR 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Johnny Herbert
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BAR 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
BAR 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Herbert
Suzuka Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
BAR 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Johnny Herbert
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Johnny Herbert
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
BAR 0 · 5 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
BAR 0 · 4 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Red Bull Ring 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
BAR 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
BAR 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Herbert
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Herbert
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P8
BAR 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P8 Johnny Herbert
Kyalami 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
BAR 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Johnny Herbert
Donington Park 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
BAR 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 Johnny Herbert
Team history
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
STE
FER
HON
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
Johnny Herbert
TEA
SAU
Tyrrell 1989Benetton 1989Team Lotus 1990–1994Ligier 1994Benetton 1994–1995Sauber 1996–1998Stewart 1999Jaguar 2000
19892011
Rubens Barrichello → 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).