Gerhard Berger vs Jean Alesi, 1997

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

In the 1997 season, Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi were teammates at Benetton, competing in 14 races together. Berger outqualified Alesi 7 times and finished ahead of him 6 times, while Alesi finished ahead 4 times. Berger scored 27 championship points and won 1 Grand Prix, whereas Alesi earned 36 points and had 5 podium finishes, with both drivers classified in 10 races.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
77Qualifyingof 14 compared
64Race finishesof 10 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
14
Races together
14
27
Points
36
1
Wins
0
2
Podiums
5
P1
Best finish
P2
9.1
Average grid
8.2
6.1
Average finish
5.5
1
Did not finish
3
Other seasons together:19961995199419931992199119901989