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Head to head · 2006–2012

Michael Schumacher vs Nico Rosberg

Michael Schumacher

23

Finished ahead76 shared races

22

Finished aheadboth classified

Schumacher	In shared races	Rosberg
23	Finished ahead	22
33	Qualified ahead	43
318	Points	328
7	Wins	1
13	Podiums	5

Teammates · Mercedes

Teammate battle

Schumacher	58 events	Rosberg
17	Qualifying H2H	41
22	Race H2H	35
0	Sprint H2H	0
197	Points	324
0	Wins	1
1	Podiums	5
1	Poles	1
14	DNFs	8
1	Fastest laps	2
8.932	Avg finish	7.46
9.966	Avg grid	8.155
1.568	Avg positions gained	0.76
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Schumacher +0.246% vs Rosberg (n=53; negative = Schumacher faster).

Schumacher	10 events	Rosberg
4	Qualifying H2H	6
6	Race H2H	4
0	Sprint H2H	0
20	Points	17
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
2	DNFs	3
0	Fastest laps	1
11.625	Avg finish	10.286
12.1	Avg grid	11.7
0.25	Avg positions gained	2.286
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Schumacher -0.007% vs Rosberg (n=8; negative = Schumacher faster).

Schumacher	5 events	Rosberg
1	Qualifying H2H	4
3	Race H2H	2
0	Sprint H2H	0
6	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
13.8	Avg finish	13
11	Avg grid	10.4
-2.8	Avg positions gained	-1
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Schumacher +0.415% vs Rosberg (n=4; negative = Schumacher faster).

Schumacher	20 events	Rosberg
9	Qualifying H2H	11
10	Race H2H	10
0	Sprint H2H	0
49	Points	93
0	Wins	1
1	Podiums	2
1	Poles	1
7	DNFs	3
1	Fastest laps	2
10	Avg finish	8.765
9.65	Avg grid	9.4
0.615	Avg positions gained	0.588
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Schumacher +0.149% vs Rosberg (n=17; negative = Schumacher faster).

Schumacher	19 events	Rosberg
3	Qualifying H2H	16
7	Race H2H	11
0	Sprint H2H	0
76	Points	89
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
5	DNFs	2
0	Fastest laps	0
8.286	Avg finish	7.647
10.316	Avg grid	7.526
2.5	Avg positions gained	-0.176
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Schumacher +0.614% vs Rosberg (n=17; negative = Schumacher faster).

Schumacher	19 events	Rosberg
5	Qualifying H2H	14
5	Race H2H	14
0	Sprint H2H	0
72	Points	142
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	3
0	Poles	0
2	DNFs	3
0	Fastest laps	0
8.647	Avg finish	5.875
9.947	Avg grid	7.474
1.529	Avg positions gained	1.938
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Schumacher +0.246% vs Rosberg (n=19; negative = Schumacher faster).

Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Schumacher career, all eras	Dimension	Rosberg career, all eras
47	Qualifying Pace	68
90	Race Result vs Teammate	74
89	Positions Gained	36
68	Finishing	76
16	Consistency	27
93	Team Points Share	81
87	Street Circuits	56
92	High-Speed Circuits	4
14	Low-Speed Circuits	70

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

Recent shared races

Event	Schumacher	Rosberg
2012 Brazilian Grand Prix	7	15
2012 United States Grand Prix	16	13
2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	11	retired
2012 Indian Grand Prix	22	11
2012 Korean Grand Prix	13	retired
2012 Japanese Grand Prix	11	retired
2012 Singapore Grand Prix	retired	5
2012 Italian Grand Prix	6	7
2012 Belgian Grand Prix	7	11
2012 Hungarian Grand Prix	retired	10