Retired

Johnny Herbert

British

  • Brentwood, Essex, England Place of Birth
  • 25 June 1964 Date of Birth
  • 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix F1 Debut
  • Jaguar Current/Last Team

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.

NationalityBritish
BornJohn 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 Career1989–2000
TeamsBenetton, Tyrrell, Lotus, Ligier, Sauber, Stewart, Jaguar
Entries165 (160 starts)
Championships0
Wins3
Podiums7
Career points98
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
First win1995 British Grand Prix
Last win1999 European Grand Prix
Last entry2000 Malaysian Grand Prix

Johnny Herbert Teammates

17 driversInvolvementFirst YearLast Year
Alessandro Nannini61989
Jonathan Palmer21989
Derek Warwick21990
Mika Hakkinen2419911992
Alessandro Zanardi1919931994
Pedro Lamy819931994
Philippe Adams21994
Olivier Panis11994
Michael Schumacher1919941995
Heinz-Harald Frentzen161996
Nicola Larini51997
Gianni Morbidelli81997
Norberto Fontana41997
Jean Alesi161998
Rubens Barrichello161999
Eddie Irvine172000
Luciano Burti12000

Race Wins

Win NumberGrand Prix
11995 British Grand Prix
21995 Italian Grand Prix
31999 European Grand Prix

Complete Formula One Results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617WDCPts
1989Benetton FormulaBenetton B188Ford V8BRA 4SMR 11MON 14MEX 15USA 5CAN DNQFRAGBRGERHUN14th5
Tyrrell Racing OrganisationTyrrell 018Ford V8BEL RetITAPOR DNQESPJPNAUS
1990Camel Team LotusLotus 102Lamborghini V12USABRASMRMONCANMEXFRAGBRGERHUNBELITAPORESPJPN RetAUS RetNC0
1991Team LotusLotus 102BJudd V8USABRASMRMONCAN DNQMEX 10FRA 10GBR 14 †GERHUNBEL 7ITAPOR RetESPJPN RetAUS 11NC0
1992Team LotusLotus 102DFord V8RSA 6MEX 7BRA RetESP Ret15th2
Lotus 107Ford V8SMR RetMON RetCAN RetFRA 6GBR RetGER RetHUN RetBEL 13 †ITA RetPOR RetJPN RetAUS 13
1993Team LotusLotus 107BFord V8RSA RetBRA 4EUR 4SMR 8 †ESP RetMON RetCAN 10FRA RetGBR 4GER 10HUN RetBEL 5ITA RetPOR RetJPN 11AUS Ret9th11
1994Team LotusLotus 107CMugen – Honda V10BRA 7PAC 7SMR 10MON RetNC0
Lotus 109Mugen – Honda V10ESP RetCAN 8FRA 7GBR 11GER RetHUN RetBEL 12ITA RetPOR 11
Ligier Gitanes BlondesLigier JS39BRenault V10EUR 8
Mild Seven Benetton FordBenetton B194Ford V8JPN RetAUS Ret
1995Mild Seven Benetton FordBenetton B195Renault RS7 3.0 V10BRA RetARG 4SMR 7ESP 2MON 4CAN RetFRA RetGBR 1GER 4HUN 4BEL 7ITA 1POR 7EUR 5PAC 6JPN 3AUS Ret4th45
1996Red Bull Sauber FordSauber C15Ford Zetec-R V10AUS DNSBRA RetARG 9EUR 7SMR RetMON 3ESP RetCAN 7FRA DSQGBR 9GER RetHUN RetBEL RetITA 9 †POR 8JPN 1014th4
1997Red Bull Sauber PetronasSauber C16Petronas V10AUS RetBRA 7ARG 4SMR RetMON RetESP 5CAN 5FRA 8GBR RetGER RetHUN 3BEL 4ITA RetAUT 8LUX 7JPN 6EUR 810th15
1998Red Bull Sauber PetronasSauber C17Petronas V10AUS 6BRA 11 †ARG RetSMR RetESP 7MON 7CAN RetFRA 8GBR RetAUT 8GER RetHUN 10BEL RetITA RetLUX RetJPN 1015th1
1999Stewart FordStewart SF3Ford V10AUS DNSBRA RetSMR 10 †MON RetESP RetCAN 5FRA RetGBR 12AUT 14GER 11 †HUN 11BEL RetITA RetEUR 1MAL 4JPN 78th15
2000Jaguar RacingJaguar R1Cosworth V10AUS RetBRA RetSMR 10GBR 12ESP 13EUR 11 †MON 9CAN RetFRA RetAUT 7GER RetHUN RetBEL 8ITA RetUSA 11JPN 7MAL RetNC0
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Sources: Wikipedia.com

Teammates

Driver Nationality Current/Last Team F1 Debut Status
British Footwork Arrows 1981 San Marino Grand Prix Retired
Finnish McLaren 1991 United States Grand Prix F1 Legend
French Toyota Racing 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix Retired
German Mercedes 1991 Belgian Grand Prix F1 Legend
German Arrows 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix Retired
French Jordan Grand Prix 1989 French Grand Prix Retired
Brazilian Williams 1993 South African Grand Prix Retired
British Jaguar 1993 Japanese Grand Prix Retired

Teams

Team Nationality Debut Season Status
Benetton British, Italian 1986 Historic
Tyrrell British 1970 Historic
Team Lotus British 1958 Historic
Ligier French 1976 Historic
Sauber Swiss 1993 Current
Stewart Grand Prix British 1997 Historic
Jaguar British 2000 Historic