Jenson Button vs Kevin Magnussen

2014·

Kevin Magnussen out-qualified Jenson Button 10–9 at McLaren in 2014, but Jenson Button won the races 15–4. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Jenson ButtonKevin Magnussen

9Qualifying10

19 shared races

15Race day4

19 shared races

126Points55

in shared races, as awarded at the time

116Points (today’s rules)55

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 1/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 1/1
Best finish: P3/P2
Avg. grid: 8.5/8.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jenson Button	Kevin Magnussen	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	10/4	P3▲	P2▲	15 / 18
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	10/8	P6	P9	8 / 2
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	6/8	P17▼	Clutch	0 / 0
4	4Chinese Grand Prix	12/15	P11	P13	0 / 0
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	8/14	P11	P12	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	12/8	P6	P10	8 / 1
7	7Canadian Grand Prix	9/12	P4	P9	12 / 2
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	11/6	P11	P7	0 / 6
9	9British Grand Prix	3/5	P4	P7	12 / 6
10	10German Grand Prix	11/4	P8	P9	4 / 2
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	7/21	P10	P12	1 / 0
12	12Belgian Grand Prix	10/7	P6	P12	8 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	6/5	P8	P10	4 / 1
14	14Singapore Grand Prix	11/9	Retired	P10	0 / 1
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	8/7	P5	P14▼	10 / 0
16	16Russian Grand Prix	4/11	P4	P5▲	12 / 10
17	17United States Grand Prix	12/7	P12▼	P8	0 / 4
18	18Brazilian Grand Prix	5/7	P4	P9	12 / 2
19	19Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	6/9	P5	P11	20 / 0
	Average finish		P7.5	P9.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jenson Button / Kevin Magnussen.
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.

Jenson Button’s career Kevin Magnussen’s career McLaren 2014 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.