Eddie Irvine vs Michael Schumacher

Eddie Irvine and Michael Schumacher were Formula 1 team-mates for 58 races (1996 to 1999). Schumacher finished ahead 41 times to 12 when both were classified, Schumacher started ahead 54 times to 4, and the points were 128 to 267 in Schumacher's favour.

Team-mates 1996 to 1999. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Eddie Irvine Michael Schumacher neither classified. Top row: race, 12–41. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 4–55. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

1996

1997

1998

1999

Career totals

Eddie Irvine		Michael Schumacher
10	Seasons	19
147	Starts	307
4	Wins	91
2.7	Win rate %	29.6
0	Poles	69
26	Podiums	155
17.7	Podium rate %	50.5
1	Fastest laps	77
191	Points	1,566
1.3	Points per start	5.1
62	Retirements	64
0	World titles	7
2	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 58 races

Eddie Irvine		Michael Schumacher
12	Finished ahead	41
4	Started ahead (grid)	54
2	Wins	16
20	Podiums	33
128	Points	267

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1996	15	3–10	1–14	11–59
1997	17	2–13	1–16	24–78
1998	16	3–12	1–15	47–86
1999	10	4–6	1–9	46–44

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 138

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Eddie Irvine finished ahead 19 times, Michael Schumacher 105 times. Grid: 5–133. Wins in those races: 2–59. Points: 163–806.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Eddie Irvine wins	Michael Schumacher wins	Eddie Irvine podiums	Michael Schumacher podiums	Eddie Irvine points	Michael Schumacher points
10	0	0	0	3	2	21
25	0	1	1	9	13	61
50	0	10	2	26	28	195
75	0	19	13	41	84	319
100	4	27	24	54	173	440
150	–	47	–	88	–	720
200	–	75	–	127	–	1,088
250	–	91	–	154	–	1,377
300	–	91	–	155	–	1,560

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.