Heinz-Harald Frentzen vs Jacques Villeneuve

1997·

Jacques Villeneuve edged Heinz-Harald Frentzen 9–8 in the races and 13–4 in qualifying at Williams in 1997. Jacques Villeneuve scored 81 points to 42.

Heinz-Harald FrentzenJacques Villeneuve

4Qualifying13

17 shared races

8Race day9

17 shared races

42Points81

as awarded at the time

151Points (today’s rules)222

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 1/7
Podiums: 7/8
Poles: 1/10
Retirements: 5/6
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 3.6/2.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jacques Villeneuve	Points
1	Australian Grand Prix	2/1	P8	Collision	0 / 0
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	8/1	P9▼	P1	0 / 10
3	Argentine Grand Prix	2/1	Clutch	P1	0 / 10
4	San Marino Grand Prix	2/1	P1	Gearbox	10 / 0
5	Monaco Grand Prix	1/3	Spun off	Spun off	0 / 0
6	Spanish Grand Prix	2/1	P8	P1	0 / 10
7	Canadian Grand Prix	4/2	P4	Accident	3 / 0
8	French Grand Prix	2/4	P2	P4	6 / 3
9	British Grand Prix	2/1	Collision	P1	0 / 10
10	German Grand Prix	5/9	Collision	Spun off	0 / 0
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	6/2	Fuel	P1	0 / 10
12	Belgian Grand Prix	7/1	P3	P5	4 / 2
13	Italian Grand Prix	2/4	P3	P5	4 / 2
14	Austrian Grand Prix	4/1	P3	P1	4 / 10
15	Luxembourg Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	4 / 10
16	Japanese Grand Prix	6/1	P2	Disqualified	6 / 0
17	European Grand Prix	3/1	P6	P3	1 / 4
Average finish			P4.3	P2.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Heinz-Harald Frentzen / Jacques Villeneuve.
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.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve in other seasons

Other seasons in which Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1998	Williams	Heinz-Harald Frentzen vs Jacques Villeneuve	6–10	7–9	17–21

Heinz-Harald Frentzen’s career Jacques Villeneuve’s career Williams 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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. 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 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.