Rubens Barrichello vs Johnny Herbert

1999·

Rubens Barrichello edged Johnny Herbert 9–6 in the races and 12–3 in qualifying at Stewart in 1999. Rubens Barrichello scored 19 points to 15.

Rubens BarrichelloJohnny Herbert

12Qualifying3

15 shared races

9Race day6

15 shared races

19Points15

in shared races, as awarded at the time

88Points (today’s rules)54

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 5/6
Best finish: P3/P1
Avg. grid: 6.7/10.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rubens Barrichello and Johnny Herbert
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rubens Barrichello	Johnny Herbert	Points
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	3/10	Engine	Hydraulics	0 / 0
3	3San Marino Grand Prix	6/12	P3	P10	4 / 0
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	5/13	P9	Suspension	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	7/14	Disqualified	Transmission	0 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	5/10	Steering	P5	0 / 2
7	7French Grand Prix	1/9	P3	Gearbox	4 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	7/11	P8	P12	0 / 0
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	5/6	Engine	P14▼	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	6/17	Hydraulics	P11	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	8/10	P5	P11	2 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	7/10	P10▼	Brakes	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	7/15	P4	Clutch	3 / 0
14	14European Grand Prix	15/14	P3	P1▲	4 / 10
15	15Malaysian Grand Prix	6/5	P5	P4▲	2 / 3
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	13/8	P8	P7	0 / 0
	Average finish		P5.8	P8.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Rubens Barrichello / Johnny Herbert.
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’s career Johnny Herbert’s career Stewart 1999 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.