Alexander Albon

Thai · 2019–2026
VS

Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
17
Qualifyingahead
1
24
Alexander Albon · Max Verstappen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.493s
Max Verstappen faster by the median gap over 25 sessions
2019 +0.561s 8
2020 +0.486s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
14 125
139 shared
Qualifying H2H
6 131
137 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
7
P7
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 7
2024 P1 2025 P2 2019 P3 2020 P3 2022 P1 2023 P1 2026 P7
Teammate battle by season
4
5
2019
5
12
2020
Career totals
Alexander Albon Max Verstappen
Championships
0
4
Wins
0
71
Poles
0
48
Podiums
2
130
Fastest laps
1
37
Career points
313
3,383.5
Starts
139
243
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alexander Albon Max Verstappen
Win rate
0%
29.2%
Podium rate
1.4%
53.5%
Pole rate
0%
19.8%
Points / start
2.3
13.9
Avg grid
P12.3
P4.9
Avg finish
P12.1
P5.6
Finish rate
83.5%
86.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Alexander Albon Max Verstappen
Overtakes
1,290
1,358
Overtakes / race
9.8
5.8
Places lost
1,172
1,135
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Alexander Albon Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
3
14
Crash retirements
3
15
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 17 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2019
Debut season
2015
First win
2016 · aged 18
First pole
2019
First title
2021 · aged 24
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.2
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Alexander Albon Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alexander Albon Max Verstappen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 9 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 5 · 7 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P5 5 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P8 4 · 8 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 4 · 7 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P5 4 · 7 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 4 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 7 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 5 · P1
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 5 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 3 · P1
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P13 2 · 3 · P1
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 2 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 3 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 4 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Alexander Albon
WIL
Red Bull 2019Toro Rosso 2019Red Bull 2020Williams 2022–2026
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
20152026
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).