Jenson Button vs Giancarlo Fisichella

2001·

Giancarlo Fisichella edged Jenson Button 11–6 in the races and 13–4 in qualifying at Benetton in 2001. Giancarlo Fisichella scored 8 points to 2.

Jenson ButtonGiancarlo Fisichella

4Qualifying13

17 shared races

6Race day11

17 shared races

2Points8

in shared races, as awarded at the time

25Points (today’s rules)40

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/6
Best finish: P5/P3
Avg. grid: 16.9/15.2

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jenson Button	Giancarlo Fisichella	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	16/17	Electrical	P13	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	17/16	P11	Fuel pressure	0 / 0
3	3Brazilian Grand Prix	20/18	P10	P6▲	0 / 1
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	21/19	P12	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	21/19	P15▼	P14▼	0 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	21/19	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	17/10	P7	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	20/18	Oil leak	Collision	0 / 0
9	9European Grand Prix	20/15	P13	P11	0 / 0
10	10French Grand Prix	17/16	P16▼	P11	0 / 0
11	11British Grand Prix	18/19	P15▼	P13	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	18/17	P5▲	P4▲	2 / 3
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	17/15	Spun off	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	15/8	Spun off	P3▲	0 / 4
15	15Italian Grand Prix	11/14	Engine	P10	0 / 0
16	16United States Grand Prix	10/12	P9	P8	0 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	9/6	P7	P17▼	0 / 0
	Average finish		P10.9	P10.0

How to read this table

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

Jenson Button’s career Giancarlo Fisichella’s career Benetton 2001 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.