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

as awarded at the time

196Points (today’s rules)252

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

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.