Thierry Boutsen

Belgian · 1983–1993
VS

Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian · 1993–2011
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
6
Qualifyingahead
0
10
Thierry Boutsen · Rubens Barrichello
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 6
10 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 10
10 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P4
Best championship
P2
Teammate battle by season
4
6
1993
Career totals
Thierry Boutsen Rubens Barrichello
Championships
0
0
Wins
3
11
Poles
1
14
Podiums
15
68
Fastest laps
0
6
Career points
132
658
Starts
163
326
Rate-adjusted · per start
Thierry Boutsen Rubens Barrichello
Win rate
1.8%
3.4%
Podium rate
9.2%
20.9%
Pole rate
0.6%
4.3%
Points / start
0.8
2.0
Avg grid
P12.5
P8.9
Avg finish
P11.9
P10.3
Finish rate
60.1%
71.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Thierry Boutsen Rubens Barrichello
Overtakes
0
1,970
Overtakes / race
0.0
7.4
Places lost
0
1,682
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
Thierry Boutsen Rubens Barrichello
Mechanical retirements
50
63
Crash retirements
13
28
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1983
Debut season
1993
1989 · aged 31
First win
2000 · aged 28
1990
First pole
1994
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.7
Avg places gained
-1.4
Season points trajectory
1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011
Thierry Boutsen Rubens Barrichello
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Thierry Boutsen Rubens Barrichello
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1 BAR
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 BAR
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 5 · P2 BAR
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 6 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 6 · P1 BAR
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 5 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 5 · P1 BAR
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 BAR
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 BAR
Adelaide Street Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 BAR
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 5 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 5 · P2 BAR
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 4 · P2 BAR
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 4 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 4 · P2 BAR
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 4 · P3
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 4 · P3 BAR
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2 BAR
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2 BAR
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 BAR
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 BAR
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 BAR
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · — BAR
Donington Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Thierry Boutsen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 BAR
Team history
Thierry Boutsen
ARR
Arrows 1983–1986Benetton 1987–1988Williams 1989–1990Ligier 1991–1992Jordan 1993
Rubens Barrichello
JOR
FER
Jordan 1993–1996Stewart 1997–1999Ferrari 2000–2005Honda 2006–2008Brawn 2009Williams 2010–2011
19832011
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).