Jean Alesi vs Johnny Herbert, 1998

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

In the 1998 season, Jean Alesi and Johnny Herbert were teammates at Sauber, competing in 16 races together. Alesi outqualified Herbert 10 times and finished ahead of him 4 times, while Herbert finished ahead 2 times. Alesi scored 9 championship points and achieved 1 podium finish, whereas Herbert scored 1 point and had no podiums, with both drivers not winning any races.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
106Qualifyingof 16 compared
42Race finishesof 6 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.

1998 season
16
Races together
16
9
Points
1
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P6
10.5
Average grid
11.8
7.6
Average finish
8.4
4
Did not finish
8