Rubens Barrichello vs Eddie Irvine

1995·

Eddie Irvine out-qualified Rubens Barrichello 12–5 at Jordan in 1995, but Rubens Barrichello won the races 10–7. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Rubens BarrichelloEddie Irvine

5Qualifying12

17 shared races

10Race day7

17 shared races

11Points10

in shared races, as awarded at the time

58Points (today’s rules)54

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 9/8
Best finish: P2/P3
Avg. grid: 9.5/7.6

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	16/8	Gearbox	Clutch	0 / 0
2	2Argentine Grand Prix	10/4	Oil pressure	Engine	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	10/7	Transmission	P8	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	8/6	P7	P5	0 / 2
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	11/9	Throttle	Spun off	0 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	9/8	P2▲	P3▲	6 / 4
7	7French Grand Prix	5/11	P6	P9	1 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	9/7	P11▼	Electrical	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	5/6	Engine	P9	0 / 0
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	14/7	P7	Clutch	0 / 0
11	11Belgian Grand Prix	12/7	P6	Heat shield fire	1 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	6/12	Clutch	Engine	0 / 0
13	13Portuguese Grand Prix	8/10	P11▼	P10	0 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	11/5	P4	P6	3 / 1
15	15Pacific Grand Prix	11/6	Electrical	P11	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	10/7	Spun off	P4	0 / 3
17	17Australian Grand Prix	7/9	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.8	P7.2

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
1994	Jordan	Rubens Barrichello vs Eddie Irvine	8–5	7–4	15–6

Rubens Barrichello’s career Eddie Irvine’s career Jordan 1995 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.