Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button

2006·

Jenson Button edged Rubens Barrichello 13–5 in the races and 9–9 in qualifying at Honda in 2006. Jenson Button scored 56 points to 30.

Rubens BarrichelloJenson Button

9Qualifying9

18 shared races

5Race day13

18 shared races

30Points56

in shared races, as awarded at the time

83Points (today’s rules)142

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 0/3
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 3/4
Best finish: P4/P1
Avg. grid: 7.6/7.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rubens Barrichello	Jenson Button	Points
1	1Bahrain Grand Prix	6/3	P15▼	P4	0 / 5
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	20/2	P10	P3	0 / 6
3	3Australian Grand Prix	16/1	P7	P10▼	2 / 0
4	4San Marino Grand Prix	3/2	P10	P7	0 / 2
5	5European Grand Prix	4/6	P5	Engine	4 / 0
6	6Spanish Grand Prix	5/8	P7	P6	2 / 3
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	5/13	P4	P11▼	5 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	6/19	P10	Oil leak	0 / 0
9	9Canadian Grand Prix	9/8	Mechanical	P9	0 / 0
10	10United States Grand Prix	4/7	P6	Accident	3 / 0
11	11French Grand Prix	13/17	Engine	Technical	0 / 0
12	12German Grand Prix	6/4	Engine	P4	0 / 5
13	13Hungarian Grand Prix	3/14	P4	P1▲	5 / 10
14	14Turkish Grand Prix	13/6	P8	P4	1 / 5
15	15Italian Grand Prix	8/5	P6	P5	3 / 4
16	16Chinese Grand Prix	3/4	P6	P4	3 / 5
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	8/7	P12▼	P4	0 / 5
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	5/14	P7	P3	2 / 6
	Average finish		P7.8	P5.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Rubens Barrichello / Jenson Button.
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 and Jenson Button in other seasons

Other seasons in which Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2009	Brawn	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–7	5–12	77–95
2008	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–8	8–10	11–3
2007	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	7–10	12–5	0–6

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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