Skip to content

NED

Drivers/Netherlands

Jos Verstappen

  • 1994–2003
  • VER
  • Born 4 March 1972 in Montfort
  • Johannes Franciscus Verstappen

Family in Formula 1: Max Verstappen (child)

Compare with another driverSeason by season in the Explorer

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position16.2
  • Avg finish10.6
  • Retirement rate54%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+303
  • Points scored17
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak2
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsBenetton (1994) · Simtek (1995) · Footwork (1996) · Tyrrell (1997) · Stewart (1998) · Arrows (2000–2001) · Minardi (2003)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

17 1994: 10 starts, 2 podiums, 0 wins , championship P10 1995: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1996: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P16 1997: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1998: 9 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 2000: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 2001: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 2003: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P22 1994199619982000200317 1994: 10 starts, 2 podiums, 0 wins , championship P10 1995: 4 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1996: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P16 1997: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1998: 9 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 2000: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 2001: 17 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P18 2003: 16 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P22 1994199720002003
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1994Benetton10210P10
1995Simtek40–
1996Footwork161P16
1997Tyrrell170–
1998Stewart90–
2000Arrows175P12
2001Arrows171P18
2003Minardi160P22

Every race

107 entries, 106 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 107 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1994Brazilian Grand PrixBenetton9DNF
Pacific Grand PrixBenetton10DNF
French Grand PrixBenetton8DNF
British Grand PrixBenetton10P8
German Grand PrixBenetton19DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixBenetton12P34
Belgian Grand PrixBenetton6P34
Italian Grand PrixBenetton10DNF
Portuguese Grand PrixBenetton10P52
European Grand PrixBenetton12DNF
1995Brazilian Grand PrixSimtek24DNF
Argentine Grand PrixSimtek14DNF
San Marino Grand PrixSimtek17DNF
Spanish Grand PrixSimtek16P12
Monaco Grand PrixSimtek23DNS
1996Australian Grand PrixFootwork12DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixFootwork13DNF
Argentine Grand PrixFootwork7P61
European Grand PrixFootwork13DNF
San Marino Grand PrixFootwork14DNF
Monaco Grand PrixFootwork12DNF
Spanish Grand PrixFootwork13DNF
Canadian Grand PrixFootwork13DNF
French Grand PrixFootwork15DNF
British Grand PrixFootwork15P10
German Grand PrixFootwork17DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixFootwork17DNF
Belgian Grand PrixFootwork16DNF
Italian Grand PrixFootwork15P8
Portuguese Grand PrixFootwork16DNF
Japanese Grand PrixFootwork17P11
1997Australian Grand PrixTyrrell21DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixTyrrell21P15
Argentine Grand PrixTyrrell16DNF
San Marino Grand PrixTyrrell21P10
Monaco Grand PrixTyrrell22P8
Spanish Grand PrixTyrrell19P11
Canadian Grand PrixTyrrell14DNF
French Grand PrixTyrrell18DNF
British Grand PrixTyrrell19DNF
German Grand PrixTyrrell20P10
Hungarian Grand PrixTyrrell18DNF
Belgian Grand PrixTyrrell21DNF
Italian Grand PrixTyrrell20DNF
Austrian Grand PrixTyrrell20P12
Luxembourg Grand PrixTyrrell21DNF
Japanese Grand PrixTyrrell21P14
European Grand PrixTyrrell22P16
1998French Grand PrixStewart15P12
British Grand PrixStewart15DNF
Austrian Grand PrixStewart12DNF
German Grand PrixStewart19DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixStewart17P13
Belgian Grand PrixStewart17DNF
Italian Grand PrixStewart17DNF
Luxembourg Grand PrixStewart18P13
Japanese Grand PrixStewart19DNF
2000Australian Grand PrixArrows13DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixArrows14P7
San Marino Grand PrixArrows16P14
British Grand PrixArrows8DNF
Spanish Grand PrixArrows11DNF
European Grand PrixArrows13DNF
Monaco Grand PrixArrows15DNF
Canadian Grand PrixArrows13P52
French Grand PrixArrows20DNF
Austrian Grand PrixArrows10DNF
German Grand PrixArrows11DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixArrows20P13
Belgian Grand PrixArrows20P15
Italian Grand PrixArrows11P43
United States Grand PrixArrows13DNF
Japanese Grand PrixArrows14DNF
Malaysian Grand PrixArrows15P10
2001Australian Grand PrixArrows15P10
Malaysian Grand PrixArrows18P7
Brazilian Grand PrixArrows17DNF
San Marino Grand PrixArrows17DNF
Spanish Grand PrixArrows17P12
Austrian Grand PrixArrows16P61
Monaco Grand PrixArrows19P8
Canadian Grand PrixArrows13P10
European Grand PrixArrows19DNF
French Grand PrixArrows18P13
British Grand PrixArrows17P10
German Grand PrixArrows20P9
Hungarian Grand PrixArrows21P12
Belgian Grand PrixArrows19P10
Italian Grand PrixArrows19DNF
United States Grand PrixArrows20DNF
Japanese Grand PrixArrows21P15
2003Australian Grand PrixMinardi–P11
Malaysian Grand PrixMinardi18P13
Brazilian Grand PrixMinardi–DNF
San Marino Grand PrixMinardi–DNF
Spanish Grand PrixMinardi19P12
Austrian Grand PrixMinardi20DNF
Monaco Grand PrixMinardi18DNF
Canadian Grand PrixMinardi15P9
European Grand PrixMinardi18P14
French Grand PrixMinardi19P16
British Grand PrixMinardi19P15
German Grand PrixMinardi19DNF
Hungarian Grand PrixMinardi18P12
Italian Grand PrixMinardi17DNF
United States Grand PrixMinardi19P10
Japanese Grand PrixMinardi17P15

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Enrique Bernoldi20013:27:10+0.06%1 : 0Compare
Mika Salo19970:47:10+0.09%0 : 2Compare
Pedro de la Rosa20003:04:12+0.17%5 : 2Compare
Ricardo Rosset19961:016:0−1.54%1 : 0Compare
Justin Wilson20031:36:4−0.17%0 : 0Compare
Rubens Barrichello19980:21:7+0.75%0 : 0Compare
Michael Schumacher19940:10:8+2.38%8 : 50Compare
Nicolas Kiesa20033:05:0−1.96%0 : 0Compare
Domenico Schiattarella19951:04:0−1.93%0 : 0Compare
JJ lehto19940:02:0–2 : 0Compare

Green: Jos Verstappen came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.