Despite suffering severe leg injuries in a major Formula 3000 accident at Brands Hatch in 1988, Johnny Herbert was still able to make his Formula 1 debut with Benetton for the 1989 season.
Nationality | British |
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Born | John Paul Herbert 25 June 1964 Brentwood, Essex, England |
Herbert then joined Lotus in 1990, when the cars were generally less competitive. He also showcased his skills in sports car racing, clinching a victory at the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours with Mazda’s unique, rotary-engined 787B, alongside Bertrand Gachot and Volker Weidler.
By 1994, financial troubles had escalated at Team Lotus, ending with the team going into receivership after the 1994 Italian Grand Prix and Herbert’s contract sold. He returned to Benetton for a full season in 1995.
That year, Herbert was in a position to win when his teammate Michael Schumacher collided with rival Damon Hill at both Silverstone and Monza. However, he soon realised that within Benetton, information predominantly flowed towards Schumacher, and he was let go at the end of the season.
Herbert moved to Sauber in 1996, where he earned sporadic points and podiums. In 1999, joining the improving Stewart team, he capitalised on erratic weather conditions at the 1999 European Grand Prix to secure the team’s first—and his last—win. Over the winter, Stewart became Jaguar, and Herbert weathered a challenging year as the team’s performance waned.
Herbert left Formula 1 at the end of the 2000 season and returned to sports car racing, achieving further success with victories at the 2002 Sebring 12 Hours and the 2004 Le Mans Series with Audi. He also went on to be a regular in Sky F1’s broadcasting team.
Johnny Herbert Formula One World Championship career
F1 Career | 1989–2000 |
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Teams | Benetton, Tyrrell, Lotus, Ligier, Sauber, Stewart, Jaguar |
Entries | 165 (160 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 7 |
Career points | 98 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix |
First win | 1995 British Grand Prix |
Last win | 1999 European Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix |
Johnny Herbert Teammates
17 drivers | Involvement | First Year | Last Year |
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Alessandro Nannini | 6 | 1989 | |
Jonathan Palmer | 2 | 1989 | |
Derek Warwick | 2 | 1990 | |
Mika Hakkinen | 24 | 1991 | 1992 |
Alessandro Zanardi | 19 | 1993 | 1994 |
Pedro Lamy | 8 | 1993 | 1994 |
Philippe Adams | 2 | 1994 | |
Olivier Panis | 1 | 1994 | |
Michael Schumacher | 19 | 1994 | 1995 |
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 16 | 1996 | |
Nicola Larini | 5 | 1997 | |
Gianni Morbidelli | 8 | 1997 | |
Norberto Fontana | 4 | 1997 | |
Jean Alesi | 16 | 1998 | |
Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1999 | |
Eddie Irvine | 17 | 2000 | |
Luciano Burti | 1 | 2000 |
Race Wins
Win Number | Grand Prix |
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1 | 1995 British Grand Prix |
2 | 1995 Italian Grand Prix |
3 | 1999 European Grand Prix |
Complete Formula One Results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
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1989 | Benetton Formula | Benetton B188 | Ford V8 | BRA 4 | SMR 11 | MON 14 | MEX 15 | USA 5 | CAN DNQ | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | 14th | 5 | |||||||
Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell 018 | Ford V8 | BEL Ret | ITA | POR DNQ | ESP | JPN | AUS | ||||||||||||||
1990 | Camel Team Lotus | Lotus 102 | Lamborghini V12 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | NC | 0 | |
1991 | Team Lotus | Lotus 102B | Judd V8 | USA | BRA | SMR | MON | CAN DNQ | MEX 10 | FRA 10 | GBR 14 † | GER | HUN | BEL 7 | ITA | POR Ret | ESP | JPN Ret | AUS 11 | NC | 0 | |
1992 | Team Lotus | Lotus 102D | Ford V8 | RSA 6 | MEX 7 | BRA Ret | ESP Ret | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||
Lotus 107 | Ford V8 | SMR Ret | MON Ret | CAN Ret | FRA 6 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL 13 † | ITA Ret | POR Ret | JPN Ret | AUS 13 | |||||||||
1993 | Team Lotus | Lotus 107B | Ford V8 | RSA Ret | BRA 4 | EUR 4 | SMR 8 † | ESP Ret | MON Ret | CAN 10 | FRA Ret | GBR 4 | GER 10 | HUN Ret | BEL 5 | ITA Ret | POR Ret | JPN 11 | AUS Ret | 9th | 11 | |
1994 | Team Lotus | Lotus 107C | Mugen – Honda V10 | BRA 7 | PAC 7 | SMR 10 | MON Ret | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lotus 109 | Mugen – Honda V10 | ESP Ret | CAN 8 | FRA 7 | GBR 11 | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL 12 | ITA Ret | POR 11 | ||||||||||||
Ligier Gitanes Blondes | Ligier JS39B | Renault V10 | EUR 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mild Seven Benetton Ford | Benetton B194 | Ford V8 | JPN Ret | AUS Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Mild Seven Benetton Ford | Benetton B195 | Renault RS7 3.0 V10 | BRA Ret | ARG 4 | SMR 7 | ESP 2 | MON 4 | CAN Ret | FRA Ret | GBR 1 | GER 4 | HUN 4 | BEL 7 | ITA 1 | POR 7 | EUR 5 | PAC 6 | JPN 3 | AUS Ret | 4th | 45 |
1996 | Red Bull Sauber Ford | Sauber C15 | Ford Zetec-R V10 | AUS DNS | BRA Ret | ARG 9 | EUR 7 | SMR Ret | MON 3 | ESP Ret | CAN 7 | FRA DSQ | GBR 9 | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL Ret | ITA 9 † | POR 8 | JPN 10 | 14th | 4 | |
1997 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 | Petronas V10 | AUS Ret | BRA 7 | ARG 4 | SMR Ret | MON Ret | ESP 5 | CAN 5 | FRA 8 | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN 3 | BEL 4 | ITA Ret | AUT 8 | LUX 7 | JPN 6 | EUR 8 | 10th | 15 |
1998 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C17 | Petronas V10 | AUS 6 | BRA 11 † | ARG Ret | SMR Ret | ESP 7 | MON 7 | CAN Ret | FRA 8 | GBR Ret | AUT 8 | GER Ret | HUN 10 | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | LUX Ret | JPN 10 | 15th | 1 | |
1999 | Stewart Ford | Stewart SF3 | Ford V10 | AUS DNS | BRA Ret | SMR 10 † | MON Ret | ESP Ret | CAN 5 | FRA Ret | GBR 12 | AUT 14 | GER 11 † | HUN 11 | BEL Ret | ITA Ret | EUR 1 | MAL 4 | JPN 7 | 8th | 15 | |
2000 | Jaguar Racing | Jaguar R1 | Cosworth V10 | AUS Ret | BRA Ret | SMR 10 | GBR 12 | ESP 13 | EUR 11 † | MON 9 | CAN Ret | FRA Ret | AUT 7 | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL 8 | ITA Ret | USA 11 | JPN 7 | MAL Ret | NC | 0 |
Sources: Wikipedia.com