Mark Webber
Australian · 2002–2013
Photo: Curt Smith from Bellevue, WA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Webber in numbers
1,047.5 official points · best championship finish: 3rd in 2010
0Drivers’ titles
none
4Constructors’ titles
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
9th of 789 all time
4.2% of races
6% of races
19.5% of races
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
none
0Drivers’ titles
none
0Constructors’ titles
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2.8% of races with Williams
0Drivers’ titles
none
4Constructors’ titles
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
of 4 in the career
7% of races with Red Bull
10.1% of races with Red Bull
31.8% of races with Red Bull
Mark Webber was a tough, straight-talking and hugely popular driver, the most notable Australian of the modern F1 era. Combative both in and out of the car, he earned the paddock's respect after years fighting in modest teams like Minardi, Jaguar and Williams before joining Red Bull in 2007.
As the team rose to the top, Webber enjoyed his finest hour in 2010, leading the championship for much of the year with the dominant RB6 and arriving in contention at the Abu Dhabi finale, where an unfortunate strategy cost him the title. That year made clear Red Bull had two roosters in the same coop.
His in-house rivalry with Sebastian Vettel boiled over in 2013 with the famous "Multi-21", when the German ignored the team order to hold position and took a win from him. Webber left F1 that year with nine victories and the reputation of being one of the few able to look the four-time champion in the eye.
What if Webber had another car?
We took his real attributes and put him in the best car of each era: in a real driver's seat, against the team-mate that car actually had. 20 full seasons in each.
| Car | Team-mate | Finish | Wins | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren1988 | Alain Prost-93 pts | P2 | 1.9 | 0% |
| Williams1992 | Riccardo Patrese-13 pts | P2.5 | 4.2 | 15% |
| Ferrari2002 | Rubens Barrichello+2 pts | P1.6 | 7.9 | 45% |
| Red Bull2013 | Himself, in 2013+29 pts | P1.2 | 10 | 85% |
| Mercedes2016 | Lewis Hamilton-101 pts | P2 | 3.9 | 0% |
| Red Bull2023 | Sergio Perez-7 pts | P1.6 | 10.6 | 40% |
| Cadillac2026 · 11th on the grid | Valtteri Bottas+16 pts | P10.4 | 0 | 0% |
The only one who beats him is Lewis Hamilton in the 2016 Mercedes: 101 points clear over a full season.
Ver en españolRating by season
- First season
- 76 2002
- Peak
- 82 2010
- 2013
- 80 Red Bull
12 seasons in the database, from 2002 to 2013. Our own rating, from 50 to 99.
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Best year
2010
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His team-mates
9 team-mates across 12 seasons. When both finished the race, Webber was ahead in 52 of 115; on the grid he started ahead in 121 of 214.
| Year | Team-mate | In the race | On the grid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Alex YoongMinardi · 12 races | 4-0 | 12-0 |
| 2002 | Anthony DavidsonMinardi · 2 races | · | 2-0 |
| 2003 | Antônio PizzoniaJaguar · 11 races | 4-0 | 8-3 |
| 2003 | Justin WilsonJaguar · 5 races | 1-0 | 5-0 |
| 2004 | Christian KlienJaguar · 18 races | 8-0 | 15-3 |
| 2005 | Nick HeidfeldWilliams · 14 races | 3-3 | 9-5 |
| 2005 | Antônio PizzoniaWilliams · 5 races | 0-1 | 5-0 |
| 2006 | Nico RosbergWilliams · 18 races | 4-0 | 13-5 |
| 2007 | David CoulthardRed Bull · 17 races | 3-1 | 15-2 |
| 2008 | David CoulthardRed Bull · 18 races | 9-2 | 15-3 |
| 2009 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull · 17 races | 4-6 | 3-14 |
| 2010 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull · 19 races | 5-10 | 6-13 |
| 2011 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull · 19 races | 2-15 | 3-16 |
| 2012 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull · 20 races | 5-11 | 8-12 |
| 2013 | Sebastian VettelRed Bull · 19 races | 0-14 | 2-17 |
The first number is always Webber's. A team-mate is whoever started the same race for the same team. "In the race" only counts races both finished, because a retirement says nothing about who was quicker. "On the grid" is the starting position, with penalties already applied.
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