Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button

2008·

Rubens Barrichello out-qualified Jenson Button 10–8 at Honda in 2008, but Jenson Button won the races 10–8. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Rubens BarrichelloJenson Button

10Qualifying8

18 shared races

8Race day10

18 shared races

11Points3

in shared races, as awarded at the time

29Points (today’s rules)11

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 5/4
Best finish: P3/P6
Avg. grid: 14.8/14.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rubens Barrichello	Jenson Button	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	10/12	Disqualified	Collision	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	14/11	P13	P10	0 / 0
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	12/9	P11	Collision	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	11/13	Collision	P6▲	0 / 3
5	5Turkish Grand Prix	12/13	P14	P11	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	14/11	P6▲	P11	3 / 0
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	9/20	P7▲	P11	2 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	20/16	P14	Collision	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	16/17	P3▲	Spun off	6 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	18/14	Collision	P17▼	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	17/12	P16▼	P12	0 / 0
12	12European Grand Prix	19/16	P16▼	P13	0 / 0
13	13Belgian Grand Prix	16/17	Gearbox	P15	0 / 0
14	14Italian Grand Prix	16/19	P17▼	P15	0 / 0
15	15Singapore Grand Prix	18/12	Mechanical	P9	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	17/18	P13	P14	0 / 0
17	17Chinese Grand Prix	13/18	P11	P16	0 / 0
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	15/17	P15	P13	0 / 0
	Average finish		P12.0	P12.4

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
2007	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	7–10	12–5	0–6
2006	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	9–9	5–13	30–56

Rubens Barrichello’s career Jenson Button’s career Honda 2008 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.