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

as awarded at the time

29Points (today’s rules)11

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	Australian Grand Prix	10/12	Disqualified	Collision	0 / 0
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	14/11	P13	P10	0 / 0
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	12/9	P11	Collision	0 / 0
4	Spanish Grand Prix	11/13	Collision	P6	0 / 3
5	Turkish Grand Prix	12/13	P14	P11	0 / 0
6	Monaco Grand Prix	14/11	P6	P11	3 / 0
7	Canadian Grand Prix	9/20	P7	P11	2 / 0
8	French Grand Prix	20/16	P14	Collision	0 / 0
9	British Grand Prix	16/17	P3	Spun off	6 / 0
10	German Grand Prix	18/14	Collision	P17	0 / 0
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	17/12	P16	P12	0 / 0
12	European Grand Prix	19/16	P16	P13	0 / 0
13	Belgian Grand Prix	16/17	Gearbox	P15	0 / 0
14	Italian Grand Prix	16/19	P17	P15	0 / 0
15	Singapore Grand Prix	18/12	Mechanical	P9	0 / 0
16	Japanese Grand Prix	17/18	P13	P14	0 / 0
17	Chinese Grand Prix	13/18	P11	P16	0 / 0
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	15/17	P15	P13	0 / 0

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.