Eddie Irvine vs Michael Schumacher, 1997

Teammates at Ferrari — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1997 season, Eddie Irvine and Michael Schumacher were teammates at Ferrari, competing in 17 races together. Schumacher outqualified Irvine 16 times and finished ahead of him in 9 of the 9 races they both classified. Irvine scored 24 championship points, while Schumacher earned 78 points, with Schumacher winning 5 races and Irvine finishing on the podium 5 times.

Written automatically from the figures below.
116Qualifyingof 17 compared
09Race finishesof 9 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1997 season
17
Races together
17
24
Points
78
0
Wins
5
5
Podiums
8
P2
Best finish
P1
9.4
Average grid
3.6
6.7
Average finish
2.8
6
Did not finish
4