Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button

2009·

Rubens Barrichello out-qualified Jenson Button 10–7 at Brawn in 2009, but Jenson Button won the races 12–5. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Rubens BarrichelloJenson Button

10Qualifying7

17 shared races

5Race day12

17 shared races

77Points95

in shared races, as awarded at the time

196Points (today’s rules)252

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/6
Podiums: 6/9
Poles: 1/4
Retirements: 1/1
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 4.5/5.7

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	2/1	P2	P1	8 / 10
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	8/1	P5	P1	2 / 5
3	3Chinese Grand Prix	4/5	P4	P3	5 / 6
4	4Bahrain Grand Prix	6/4	P5	P1	4 / 10
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	3/1	P2	P1	8 / 10
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	3/1	P2	P1	8 / 10
7	7Turkish Grand Prix	3/2	Gearbox	P1	0 / 10
8	8British Grand Prix	2/6	P3	P6	6 / 3
9	9German Grand Prix	2/3	P6	P5	3 / 4
10	10Hungarian Grand Prix	12/8	P10▼	P7	0 / 2
11	11European Grand Prix	3/5	P1	P7	10 / 2
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	4/14	P7	Collision	2 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	5/6	P1	P2	10 / 8
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	9/11	P6	P5	3 / 4
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	6/10	P7	P8▼	2 / 1
16	16Brazilian Grand Prix	1/14	P8	P5	1 / 4
17	17Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	4/5	P4	P3	5 / 6
	Average finish		P4.6	P3.6

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
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
2006	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	9–9	5–13	30–56

Rubens Barrichello’s career Jenson Button’s career Brawn 2009 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.