Johnny Herbert

born 25 Jun 1964 · raced 1989–2000

161Races

3Wins

7Podiums

70Top 10s

7.72Avg Position

13.1Avg Grid Pos

1Constructor Titles

Johnny Herbert's Formula 1 career, spanning over a decade, was characterized by perseverance and a natural speed that often shone through in challenging circumstances. After a horrific F3000 crash nearly ended his career, he made a remarkable F1 debut in 1989, defying expectations. He secured 3 Grand Prix victories, including a memorable win at the 1995 British Grand Prix, and achieved 7 podium finishes across 161 starts. Herbert's affable personality and dedication made him a popular figure in the paddock, contributing to his longevity in the sport with various teams.

All-time records

=5th in Longest F1 Win Droughts (66 races)
=18th in Longest Wait for a First F1 Win (70 races)

Top Teams

Team	Wins	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Benetton	2	4	50	24
Sauber	0	2	20	49
Stewart	1	1	15	15
Team Lotus	0	0	13	54
Ligier	0	0	0	1
Tyrrell	0	0	0	1
Jaguar	0	0	0	17

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Nürburgring	1	2	6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	0	1.5	4
Silverstone Circuit	1	1.3	10
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1	1.11	9
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	0	0.89	9
Hungaroring	0	0.78	9
Circuit de Monaco	0	0.7	10
Suzuka Circuit	0	0.45	11
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	0	0.45	11
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	0	0.44	9

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Mika Häkkinen21 shared races · Compare with Mika Häkkinen (1992)
Alessandro Zanardi18 shared races · Compare with Alessandro Zanardi (1993)
Michael Schumacher17 shared races · Compare with Michael Schumacher (1995)
Eddie Irvine16 shared races · Compare with Eddie Irvine (2000)
Jean Alesi16 shared races · Compare with Jean Alesi (1998)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen16 shared races · Compare with Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1996)

Season by season

Johnny Herbert season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Wins	Points
2000	—	0	0
1999	8	1	15
1998	15	0	1
1997	10	0	15
1996	14	0	4
1995	4	2	45
1994	—	0	0
1993	9	0	11
1992	15	0	2
1991	—	0	0
1990	35	0	0
1989	14	0	5

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Johnny Herbert was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2000	Jaguar	Johnny Herbert vs Eddie Irvine	3–13	6–10	0–4
1999	Stewart	Rubens Barrichello vs Johnny Herbert	12–3	9–6	19–15
1998	Sauber	Jean Alesi vs Johnny Herbert	10–6	11–5	9–1
1997	Sauber	Johnny Herbert vs Gianni Morbidelli	7–0	6–1	11–0
1997	Sauber	Johnny Herbert vs Nicola Larini	5–0	2–3	3–1
1997	Sauber	Norberto Fontana vs Johnny Herbert	0–4	2–2	0–0
1996	Sauber	Heinz-Harald Frentzen vs Johnny Herbert	13–3	9–6	7–4
1995	Benetton	Johnny Herbert vs Michael Schumacher	1–16	5–12	45–102
1994	Team Lotus	Johnny Herbert vs Alessandro Zanardi	5–2	4–2	0–0
1994	Team Lotus	Johnny Herbert vs Pedro Lamy	4–0	3–1	0–0
1993	Team Lotus	Johnny Herbert vs Alessandro Zanardi	9–2	8–3	9–1
1993	Team Lotus	Johnny Herbert vs Pedro Lamy	4–0	2–2	0–0
1992	Team Lotus	Mika Häkkinen vs Johnny Herbert	7–8	12–3	11–2
1991	Team Lotus	Mika Häkkinen vs Johnny Herbert	3–3	3–3	0–0
1989	Benetton	Johnny Herbert vs Alessandro Nannini	1–4	2–3	5–8

Race results

200017 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 2000
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Malaysian Grand Prix	Jaguar	12	Suspension
Japanese Grand Prix	Jaguar	10	P7
United States Grand Prix	Jaguar	19	P11
Italian Grand Prix	Jaguar	18	Collision
Belgian Grand Prix	Jaguar	9	P8
Hungarian Grand Prix	Jaguar	17	Gearbox
German Grand Prix	Jaguar	8	Gearbox
Austrian Grand Prix	Jaguar	16	P7
French Grand Prix	Jaguar	11	Gearbox
Canadian Grand Prix	Jaguar	11	Gearbox
Monaco Grand Prix	Jaguar	11	P9
European Grand Prix	Jaguar	16	P11
Spanish Grand Prix	Jaguar	14	P13
British Grand Prix	Jaguar	14	P12
San Marino Grand Prix	Jaguar	17	P10
Brazilian Grand Prix	Jaguar	17	Gearbox
Australian Grand Prix	Jaguar	20	Clutch

Earlier seasons1989–1999 (11 seasons)▾

199916 races, 1 win▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1999
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Stewart	8	P7	0
Malaysian Grand Prix	Stewart	5	P4	3
European Grand Prix	Stewart	14	P1	10
Italian Grand Prix	Stewart	15	Clutch	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Stewart	10	Brakes	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Stewart	10	P11	0
German Grand Prix	Stewart	17	P11	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Stewart	6	P14	0
British Grand Prix	Stewart	11	P12	0
French Grand Prix	Stewart	9	Gearbox	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Stewart	10	P5	2
Spanish Grand Prix	Stewart	14	Transmission	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Stewart	13	Suspension	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Stewart	12	P10	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Stewart	10	Hydraulics	0
Australian Grand Prix	Stewart	13	Fire	0

199816 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1998
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P10	0
Luxembourg Grand Prix	Sauber	13	Engine	0
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	Spun off	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Collision	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P10	0
German Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Gearbox	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P8	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	9	Spun off	0
French Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P8	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Spun off	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	9	P7	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	7	P7	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Sauber	11	Puncture	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Collision	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P11	0
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	5	P6	1

199717 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1997
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
European Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P8	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	8	P6	1
Luxembourg Grand Prix	Sauber	16	P7	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P8	0
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Collision	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	11	P4	3
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P3	4
German Grand Prix	Sauber	14	Accident	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	9	Electrical	0
French Grand Prix	Sauber	14	P8	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P5	2
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	10	P5	2
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	7	Spun off	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Sauber	7	Electrical	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Sauber	8	P4	3
Brazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P7	0
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	7	Collision	0

199616 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1996
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P10	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P8	0
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P9	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Collision	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	8	Engine	0
German Grand Prix	Sauber	14	Vibrations	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P9	0
French Grand Prix	Sauber	16	Disqualified	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P7	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	9	Spun off	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P3	4
San Marino Grand Prix	Sauber	15	Electrical	0
European Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P7	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Sauber	17	P9	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	12	Engine	0
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	14	Collision	0

199517 races, 2 wins▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1995
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Benetton	8	Transmission	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P3	4
Pacific Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P6	1
European Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P5	2
Portuguese Grand Prix	Benetton	6	P7	0
Italian Grand Prix	Benetton	8	P1	10
Belgian Grand Prix	Benetton	4	P7	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P4	3
German Grand Prix	Benetton	9	P4	3
British Grand Prix	Benetton	5	P1	10
French Grand Prix	Benetton	10	Spun off	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Benetton	6	Collision	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P4	3
Spanish Grand Prix	Benetton	7	P2	6
San Marino Grand Prix	Benetton	8	P7	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Benetton	11	P4	3
Brazilian Grand Prix	Benetton	4	Collision	0

199416 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1994
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian Grand Prix	Benetton	7	Gearbox
Japanese Grand Prix	Benetton	5	Spun off
European Grand Prix	Ligier	7	P8
Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	P11
Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	4	Alternator
Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	P12
Hungarian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	24	Electrical
German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	15	Collision
British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	21	P11
French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	19	P7
Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	17	P8
Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	22	Spun off
Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	16	Gearbox
San Marino Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	P10
Pacific Grand Prix	Team Lotus	23	P7
Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	21	P7

199316 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1993
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	Suspension	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	19	P11	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	14	Spun off	0
Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	7	Spun off	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	10	P5	2
Hungarian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	Spun off	0
German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	P10	0
British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	7	P4	3
French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	19	Spun off	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	P10	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	14	Gearbox	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	10	Suspension	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	P8	0
European Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	P4	3
Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	P4	3
South African Grand Prix	Team Lotus	17	Fuel system	0

199216 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1992
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	P13	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	6	Gearbox	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	9	Accident	0
Italian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	Engine	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	10	P13	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	13	Collision	0
German Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	Engine	0
British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	7	Transmission	0
French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	P6	1
Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	6	Clutch	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Team Lotus	9	Spun off	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Team Lotus	26	Gearbox	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Team Lotus	26	Spun off	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	26	Spun off	0
Mexican Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	P7	0
South African Grand Prix	Team Lotus	11	P6	1

19918 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1991
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result
Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	21	P11
Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	23	Engine
Portuguese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	26	Engine
Belgian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	21	P7
British Grand Prix	Team Lotus	24	P14
French Grand Prix	Team Lotus	20	P10
Mexican Grand Prix	Team Lotus	25	P10
Canadian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	—	Did not qualify

19902 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1990
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	18	Clutch	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	12	Engine	0

19898 races▾

Johnny Herbert race results in 1989
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	—	Did not qualify	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	Spun off	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Benetton	—	Did not qualify	0
United States Grand Prix	Benetton	25	P5	2
Mexican Grand Prix	Benetton	18	P15	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Benetton	24	P14	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Benetton	23	P11	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Benetton	10	P4	3