Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger

Gerhard Berger edged Jean Alesi 9–5 in the races and 7–7 in qualifying at Benetton in 1997. Gerhard Berger scored 27 points to 22.

Jean AlesiGerhard Berger

7Qualifying7

14 shared races

5Race day9

14 shared races

22Points27

as awarded at the time

97Points (today’s rules)113

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jean Alesi	Gerhard Berger	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	8/10	Fuel	P4	0 / 3
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	6/3	P6	P2	1 / 6
3	Argentine Grand Prix	11/12	P7	P6	0 / 1
4	San Marino Grand Prix	14/11	P5	Spun off	2 / 0
5	Monaco Grand Prix	9/17	Spun off	P9	0 / 0
6	Spanish Grand Prix	4/6	P3	P10	4 / 0
10	German Grand Prix	6/1	P6	P1	1 / 10
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	9/7	P11	P8	0 / 0
12	Belgian Grand Prix	2/15	P8	P6	0 / 1
13	Italian Grand Prix	1/7	P2	P7	6 / 0
14	Austrian Grand Prix	15/18	Collision	P10	0 / 0
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	10/7	P2	P4	6 / 3
16	Japanese Grand Prix	7/5	P5	P8	2 / 0
17	European Grand Prix	10/8	P13	P4	0 / 3

Other seasons in which Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1996	Benetton	Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger	13–3	11–5	47–21
1995	Ferrari	Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger	5–12	8–9	42–31
1994	Ferrari	Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger	8–6	6–8	24–35
1993	Ferrari	Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger	9–7	8–8	16–12

Other Benetton teammate battles in 1997
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jean Alesi vs Alexander Wurz	1–2	3–0	14–4

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.