Eddie Irvine vs Pedro de la Rosa

2001·

Eddie Irvine edged Pedro de la Rosa 7–6 in the races and 7–6 in qualifying at Jaguar in 2001. Eddie Irvine scored 6 points to 3.

Eddie IrvinePedro de la Rosa

7Qualifying6

13 shared races

7Race day6

13 shared races

6Points3

in shared races, as awarded at the time

39Points (today’s rules)22

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 8/6
Best finish: P3/P5
Avg. grid: 12.9/13.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Eddie Irvine and Pedro de la Rosa
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Eddie Irvine	Pedro de la Rosa	Points
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	13/20	Engine	Collision	0 / 0
6	6Austrian Grand Prix	13/14	P7	Transmission	0 / 0
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	6/14	P3	Hydraulics	4 / 0
8	8Canadian Grand Prix	15/14	Collision	P6	0 / 1
9	9European Grand Prix	12/16	P7	P8	0 / 0
10	10French Grand Prix	12/14	Engine	P14▼	0 / 0
11	11British Grand Prix	15/13	P9	P12	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	11/9	Fuel pressure	Collision	0 / 0
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	14/13	Spun off	P11	0 / 0
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	17/10	Collision	Collision	0 / 0
15	15Italian Grand Prix	13/10	Engine	P5▲	0 / 2
16	16United States Grand Prix	14/16	P5	P12	2 / 0
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	13/16	Fuel rig	Oil leak	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.2	P9.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Eddie Irvine / Pedro de la Rosa.
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.

Eddie Irvine and Pedro de la Rosa in other seasons

Other seasons in which Eddie Irvine and Pedro de la Rosa were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2002	Jaguar	Eddie Irvine vs Pedro de la Rosa	10–7	12–5	8–0

Other Jaguar battles in 2001

Other Jaguar teammate battles in 2001
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Luciano Burti vs Eddie Irvine	0–4	3–1	0–0

Eddie Irvine’s career Pedro de la Rosa’s career Jaguar 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.