Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger

1997·

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

in shared races, as awarded at the time

97Points (today’s rules)113

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 3/2
Poles: 1/1
Retirements: 3/1
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 8/9.1

Race by race

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

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jean Alesi / Gerhard Berger.
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.

Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger in other seasons

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 battles in 1997

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

Jean Alesi’s career Gerhard Berger’s career Benetton 1997 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.