Giancarlo Fisichella vs Ralf Schumacher

1997·

Giancarlo Fisichella beat Ralf Schumacher 11–5 at Jordan in 1997, helped by 10 retirements for Ralf Schumacher. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Giancarlo FisichellaRalf Schumacher

10Qualifying7

17 shared races

11Race day5

17 shared races, 1 tied

20Points13

in shared races, as awarded at the time

97Points (today’s rules)65

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 2/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/10
Best finish: P2/P3
Avg. grid: 8.3/8.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Giancarlo Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ralf Schumacher	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	14/12	Spun off	Gearbox	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	7/10	P8	Electrical	0 / 0
3	3Argentine Grand Prix	9/6	Collision	P3	0 / 4
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	6/5	P4	Transmission	3 / 0
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	4/6	P6	Spun off	1 / 0
6	6Spanish Grand Prix	8/9	P9	Engine	0 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	6/7	P3	Accident	4 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	11/3	P9	P6	0 / 1
9	9British Grand Prix	10/5	P7	P5	0 / 2
10	10German Grand Prix	2/7	P11▼	P5	0 / 2
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	13/14	Spun off	P5	0 / 2
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	4/6	P2▲	Spun off	6 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	3/8	P4	Collision	3 / 0
14	14Austrian Grand Prix	14/11	P4	P5	3 / 2
15	15Luxembourg Grand Prix	4/8	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	9/13	P7	P9	0 / 0
17	17European Grand Prix	17/16	P11▼	Water leak	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.5	P5.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Giancarlo Fisichella / Ralf Schumacher.
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.

Giancarlo Fisichella’s career Ralf Schumacher’s career Jordan 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.