Johnny Herbert

Birthdate: June 25th 1964   Country: Great-Britain   Gender: M

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History: 1974 -  Makes karting debut, aged 10. 1978 -  Winner of British Junior Karting Championship 1979 -  Winner of British Senior 135cc Karting Championship. 1982 -  Winner of British Senior 135cc Karting Championship. Eighteenth place in the Karting World Championship held in Kalmar, Sweden. 1983 -  Makes Formula Ford debut. 1984 -  Formula Ford 1600 - Won race at Silverstone and took pole at Mallory Park. 1985 -  Formula Ford 1600 - Won race at Brands Hatch and took pole at Silverstone, Thruxton and Brands Hatch. Winner of Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. 1986 -  Formula Ford 2000. Made British Formula 3 debut at Donington Park, finishing fourth. 1987 -  Winner of British Formula 3 Championship. Winner of Formula 3 Super Prix at Brands Hatch. Winner of the Autosport award for National Racing Driver of the Year. Had first taste of Formula One during a test for Benetton. 1988 -  F3000 - won first race in Jerez. On 21st August, Johnny was badly injured in a crash at Brands Hatch. By December he was able to take part in a test for Benetton at Silverstone. 1989 -  Formula One - Benetton. Number of races entered: 6 (DNQ in Canada) Team-mate: Alessandro Nannini Best results: 4th Place at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Johnny's first F1 race. Points: 5 Championship position: 14th Also entered two races for Tyrrell (Spa and Estoril. DNQ in Estoril). Team-mate Jonathan Palmer. 1990 -  Formula One - Lotus (Test & Reserve Driver). Number of races entered: 2 (replaced the injured Martin Donnelly at last two races) Team-mate: Derek Warwick. Entered Le Mans 24 Hours, driving for Mazda. Entered five races in All-Japan Prototype Sports Car Championship. 1991 -  Formula One - Lotus. Number of races entered: 8 Best results: 7th Place at the Belgian Grand Prix. Team-mate: Mika Hakkinen. Entered two races in All-Japan Prototype Sports Car Championship. WINNER of Le Mans 24 Hours. Driving for Mazda with Volker Weidler and Bertrand Gachot. 1992 -  Formula One - Lotus. Number of races entered: 16 - Full season Team-mate: Mika Hakkinen Best results: 6th Place at the South African and French Grands Prix Points: 2 Championship position: 14th. 1993 -  Formula One - Lotus. Number of races entered: 16 - Full season Team-mates: Pedro Lamy & Alex Zanardi Best results: 4th Place at the British, European and Brazilian Grands Prix Points: 11 Championship. 1994 -  Formula One - Lotus (Brazil to Portugal). Number of races entered: 13 Team-mates: Zanardi, Lamy, Adams, Bernard, Salo Best results: 7th Place at the French, Pacific and Brazilian Grands Prix. Formula One - Ligier (Europe). Number of races entered: 1 (finished in 8th place) Team-mate: Olivier Panis.Formula One - Benetton (Japan & Australia). Number of races entered: 2 Team-mate: Michael Schumacher. 1995 -  Formula One - Benetton. Number of races entered: 17 - Full season Team-mate: Michael Schumacher Best results: winner of British and Italian Grands Prix Points: 45 Championship position: 4th 1996 -  Formula One - Sauber. Number of races entered: 16 - Full season Team-mate: Heinz-Harald Frentzen Best result: 3rd place at the Monaco Grand Prix Points: 4 Championship position: 14th. 1997 -  Formula One - Sauber. Number of races entered: 17 - Full season Team-mates: Larini, Fontana & Morbidelli Best result: 3rd place at the Hungarian Grand Prix Points: 15 Championship position: 10th. 1998 -  Formula One - Sauber. Number of races entered: 16 - Full season Team-mate: Jean Alesi Best result: 6th place at the Australian Grand Prix Points: 1 Championship position: 15th. 1999 -  Formula One - Stewart. Number of races entered: 16 - Full season Team-mate: Rubens Barrichello Best result: WINNER of the European Grand PrixPoints: 15 Championship position: 8th. 2000 -  Formula One - Jaguar. Number of races entered: 17 - Full season Team-mate: Eddie Irvine Best results: 7th place in the Austrian and Japanese Grands Prix Points: 15 Championship position: 8th. 2001 -  Formula One - Orange-Arrows: Test driver.

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Statistics

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Statistic	#	Percentage	First	Last
Number of Grand Prix	165	100%	1989	2000
Number of starts	163	98.79%	1989	2000
Number of finishes	88	53.33%	1989	2000
Number of finishes on podium	7	4.24%	1995	1999
Number of finishes in points	29	17.58%	1989	1999
Number of retirements	72	43.64%	1989	2000
Number of wins	3	1.82%	1995	1999

Seasons:	12 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Leading:	7 times during 44 laps in 4 Grand Prix with a total of 226.872 Km
Points:	98 (Average per start: 0.60)
	Points per season - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 0 0 2 11 0 45 4 15 1 15 0 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Team:	Benetton Formula (1989), Tyrrell Racing Organisation (1989), Camel Team Lotus (1990), Team Lotus (1991), Team Lotus (1992), Team Lotus (1993), Mild Seven Benetton Ford (1994), Ligier Gitanes Blondes (1994), Team Lotus (1994), Benetton Formula Ltd (1995), Red Bull Sauber Ford (1996), Red Bull Sauber Petronas (1997), Red Bull Sauber Petronas (1998), Steward Ford (1999), Jaguar Racing Ltd (2000)
Chassis:	Tyrrell 018 (1989), Benetton B188 (1989), Lotus 102 (1990), Lotus 102B (1991), Lotus 102D (1992), Lotus 107 (1992), Lotus 107B (1993), Ligier JS39B (1994), Lotus 107C (1994), Benetton B194 (1994), Lotus 109 (1994), Benetton B195 (1995), Sauber C15 (1996), Sauber C16 (1997), Sauber C17 (1998), Stewart SF3 (1999), Jaguar R1 (2000)
Engine:	Ford Cos. DFR 3.5 V8 (1989), Ford Cos. DFR 3.5 V8 (1989), Lamborghini 3.5 V12 (1990), Judd 3.5 V8 (1991), Ford HB 3.5 V8 (1992), Ford HB 3.5 V8 (1993), Mugen-Honda 3.5 V10 (1994), Ford Zetec-R 3.5 V8 (1994), Renault 3.5 V10 (1994), Renault 3.0 V10 (1995), FordZetec-R 3.0 V10 (1996), Petronas 3.0 V10 (1997), Petronas 3.0 V10 (1998), Ford Cosworth CR-1 3.0 V10 (1999), Ford Cosworth CR-2 3.0 V10 (2000)

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