Felipe Massa vs Michael Schumacher

2006·

Michael Schumacher edged Felipe Massa 13–5 in the races and 13–5 in qualifying at Ferrari in 2006. Michael Schumacher scored 121 points to 80.

Felipe MassaMichael Schumacher

5Qualifying13

18 shared races

5Race day13

18 shared races

80Points121

in shared races, as awarded at the time

200Points (today’s rules)296

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/7
Podiums: 7/12
Poles: 3/4
Retirements: 2/2
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 6.7/5.4

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Felipe Massa and Michael Schumacher
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Felipe Massa	Michael Schumacher	Points
1	1Bahrain Grand Prix	2/1	P9▼	P2	0 / 8
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	21/14	P5	P6	4 / 3
3	3Australian Grand Prix	15/10	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	4/1	P4	P1	5 / 10
5	5European Grand Prix	3/2	P3	P1	6 / 10
6	6Spanish Grand Prix	4/3	P4	P2	5 / 8
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	21/22	P9▼	P5	0 / 4
8	8British Grand Prix	4/3	P5	P2	4 / 8
9	9Canadian Grand Prix	10/5	P5	P2	4 / 8
10	10United States Grand Prix	2/1	P2	P1	8 / 10
11	11French Grand Prix	2/1	P3	P1	6 / 10
12	12German Grand Prix	3/2	P2	P1	8 / 10
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	2/11	P7	P8▼	2 / 1
14	14Turkish Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P3	10 / 6
15	15Italian Grand Prix	4/2	P9▼	P1	0 / 10
16	16Chinese Grand Prix	20/6	Collision	P1	0 / 10
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	1/2	P2	Engine	8 / 0
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	1/10	P1	P4	10 / 5
	Average finish		P4.4	P2.6

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Felipe Massa / Michael 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.

Felipe Massa’s career Michael Schumacher’s career Ferrari 2006 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.