1996 F1 Teammate Head to Head
Every 1996 Formula 1 teammate battle ranked: qualifying and race head to head, average qualifying gap and points split for 12 pairings. Most one-sided: Jos Verstappen vs Ricardo Rosset, 16–0 in qualifying.
1996 teammate rankings
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Footwork | Jos Verstappen vs Ricardo Rosset | 16–0 | +1.456s | 1–0 | 1–0 | 100% |
| 2 | Ferrari | Michael Schumacher vs Eddie Irvine | 15–1 | +0.856s | 3–0 | 59–11 | 95% |
| 3 | Ligier | Olivier Panis vs Pedro Diniz | 15–1 | +0.835s | 2–0 | 13–2 | 94% |
| 4 | Minardi | Pedro Lamy vs Giovanni Lavaggi | 6–0 | +1.387s | 0–1 | 0–0 | 86% |
| 5 | Benetton | Jean Alesi vs Gerhard Berger | 13–3 | +0.066s | 4–1 | 47–21 | 81% |
| 6 | Forti | Luca Badoer vs Andrea Montermini | 8–2 | +0.701s | 0–0 | 0–0 | 80% |
| 7 | Sauber | Heinz-Harald Frentzen vs Johnny Herbert | 13–3 | +0.503s | 3–1 | 7–4 | 80% |
| 8 | Tyrrell | Mika Salo vs Ukyo Katayama | 11–5 | +0.370s | 4–0 | 5–0 | 75% |
| 9 | Williams | Damon Hill vs Jacques Villeneuve | 13–3 | +0.345s | 6–4 | 97–78 | 73% |
| 10 | McLaren | Mika Häkkinen vs David Coulthard | 12–4 | +0.258s | 3–3 | 31–18 | 68% |
| 11 | Minardi | Giancarlo Fisichella vs Pedro Lamy | 6–2 | +0.242s | 0–1 | 0–0 | 67% |
| 12 | Jordan | Rubens Barrichello vs Martin Brundle | 11–5 | +0.411s | 3–3 | 14–8 | 64% |
Short pairings (fewer than 5 sessions)
| # | Team | Teammates (stronger first) | Qualifying | Avg quali gap | Races | Points | Dominance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minardi | Tarso Marques vs Pedro Lamy | 2–0 | +0.648s | 0–0 | 0–0 | 100% |
The stronger driver of each pairing is listed first. Qualifying counts sessions where both set a time; races count Grands Prix where both were classified. The gap is the stronger driver's average qualifying advantage (negative when the teammate was faster on average).