Skip to content

Head to head · 2014–2017

Jenson Button vs Kevin Magnussen

22

Finished ahead42 shared races

Kevin Magnussen

7

Finished aheadboth classified

Button	In shared races	Magnussen
22	Finished ahead	7
31	Qualified ahead	11
147	Points	63
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1

Teammates · McLaren

Teammate battle

Button	20 events	Magnussen
11	Qualifying H2H	9
16	Race H2H	4
0	Sprint H2H	0
126	Points	55
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
7.684	Avg finish	9.389
8.7	Avg grid	9.3
0.895	Avg positions gained	-0.5
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button -0.055% vs Magnussen (n=19; negative = Button faster).

Button	10 events	Magnussen
6	Qualifying H2H	4
8	Race H2H	2
0	Sprint H2H	0
67	Points	18
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
7.222	Avg finish	10.111
8.6	Avg grid	10.1
1.111	Avg positions gained	-0.889
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button -0.054% vs Magnussen (n=10; negative = Button faster).

Button	5 events	Magnussen
5	Qualifying H2H	0
4	Race H2H	1
0	Sprint H2H	0
44	Points	16
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
7.2	Avg finish	8.25
8.8	Avg grid	10.4
1.6	Avg positions gained	0.25
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button -0.229% vs Magnussen (n=5; negative = Button faster).

Button	1 events	Magnussen
1	Qualifying H2H	0
1	Race H2H	0
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
11	Avg finish	—
17	Avg grid	18
6	Avg positions gained	—
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button -0.668% vs Magnussen (n=1; negative = Button faster).

Button	19 events	Magnussen
10	Qualifying H2H	9
15	Race H2H	4
0	Sprint H2H	0
126	Points	55
0	Wins	0
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	0
1	DNFs	1
0	Fastest laps	0
7.5	Avg finish	9.389
8.263	Avg grid	8.842
0.611	Avg positions gained	-0.5
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button -0.054% vs Magnussen (n=18; negative = Button faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Button career, all eras	Dimension	Magnussen career, all eras
54	Qualifying Pace	63
78	Race Result vs Teammate	41
52	Positions Gained	16
76	Finishing	43
46	Consistency	23
88	Team Points Share	68
48	Street Circuits	81
66	High-Speed Circuits	11
25	Low-Speed Circuits	83

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Button	Magnussen
2017 Monaco Grand Prix	retired	10
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	retired	retired
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix	16	14
2016 Mexican Grand Prix	12	17
2016 United States Grand Prix	9	11
2016 Japanese Grand Prix	18	14
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	9	retired
2016 Singapore Grand Prix	retired	10
2016 Italian Grand Prix	12	17
2016 Belgian Grand Prix	retired	retired