Mika Häkkinen vs Johnny Herbert

1992·

Mika Häkkinen beat Johnny Herbert 12–3 at Team Lotus in 1992, helped by 10 retirements for Johnny Herbert. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Mika HäkkinenJohnny Herbert

7Qualifying8

15 shared races

12Race day3

15 shared races

11Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

67Points (today’s rules)22

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/10
Best finish: P4/P6
Avg. grid: 13.3/12.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Mika Häkkinen and Johnny Herbert
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Mika Häkkinen	Johnny Herbert	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	21/11	P9	P6	0 / 1
2	2Mexican Grand Prix	18/12	P6	P7	1 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	24/26	P10	Spun off	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	21/26	Spun off	Spun off	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	14/9	Gearbox	Spun off	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	10/6	Gearbox	Clutch	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	11/12	P4	P6	3 / 1
9	9British Grand Prix	9/7	P6	Transmission	1 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	13/11	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	16/13	P4	Collision	3 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	8/10	P6	P13▼	1 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	11/13	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Portuguese Grand Prix	7/9	P5	Accident	2 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	7/6	Engine	Gearbox	0 / 0
16	16Australian Grand Prix	10/12	P7	P13▼	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.3	P9.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Mika Häkkinen / Johnny Herbert.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Mika Häkkinen and Johnny Herbert in other seasons

Other seasons in which Mika Häkkinen and Johnny Herbert were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1991	Team Lotus	Mika Häkkinen vs Johnny Herbert	3–3	3–3	0–0

Mika Häkkinen’s career Johnny Herbert’s career Team Lotus 1992 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.