Rubens Barrichello vs Eddie Irvine

1994·

Rubens Barrichello edged Eddie Irvine 7–4 in the races and 8–5 in qualifying at Jordan in 1994. Rubens Barrichello scored 15 points to 6.

Rubens BarrichelloEddie Irvine

8Qualifying5

13 shared races

7Race day4

13 shared races, 2 tied

15Points6

in shared races, as awarded at the time

66Points (today’s rules)36

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 6/8
Best finish: P4/P4
Avg. grid: 8/9.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rubens Barrichello	Eddie Irvine	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	14/16	P4	Collision	3 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	5/13	Spun off	P6	0 / 1
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	6/8	P7	Spun off	0 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	7/6	Collision	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	6/12	P4	Engine	3 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	11/10	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	10/7	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	1/4	Spun off	P13▼	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	16/9	P4	Engine	3 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	8/13	P4	P7	3 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	5/10	P12▼	P4	0 / 3
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	10/6	Gearbox	P5	0 / 2
16	16Australian Grand Prix	5/6	P4	Spun off	3 / 0
	Average finish		P5.6	P7.0

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Rubens Barrichello / Eddie Irvine.
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.

Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine in other seasons

Other seasons in which Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1995	Jordan	Rubens Barrichello vs Eddie Irvine	5–12	10–7	11–10

Rubens Barrichello’s career Eddie Irvine’s career Jordan 1994 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.