Jacques Villeneuve vs Jenson Button, 2003

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

In the 2003 season, Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button were teammates at BAR, competing in 15 races together. Villeneuve outqualified Button 7 times, while Button finished ahead of Villeneuve 3 times in the 4 races they both classified. Villeneuve scored 6 championship points, compared to Button's 17, with both drivers achieving no race wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
78Qualifyingof 15 compared
13Race finishesof 4 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.

2003 season
15
Races together
15
6
Points
17
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P6
Best finish
P4
11.7
Average grid
11.9
8.7
Average finish
7.5
8
Did not finish
6
Other seasons together:200620052004200220012000