Race H2H
52
—
189
241 shared
Qualifying H2H
63
—
177
240 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
7
0
Runner-up
3
0
Top-3 finishes
12
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 10
2024
P5
2025
P6
2015
P1
2016
P2
2017
P1
2018
P1
2019
P1
2020
P1
2021
P2
2022
P5
2023
P3
2026
P3
Career totals
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
Championships
0
7
Wins
4
106
Poles
6
104
Podiums
29
207
Fastest laps
4
69
Career points
1,263.5
5,096.5
Starts
242
390
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
Win rate
1.7%
27.2%
Podium rate
12%
53.1%
Pole rate
2.5%
26.7%
Points / start
5.2
13.1
Avg grid
P9.3
P4.7
Avg finish
P9.7
P5.2
Finish rate
83.5%
92.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
Overtakes
1,840
2,424
Overtakes / race
8.0
6.3
Places lost
1,742
2,145
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
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
Mechanical retirements
17
10
Crash retirements
14
14
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: 9 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2007
2022 · aged 27
First win
2007 · aged 22
2022
First pole
2007
—
First title
2008 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Carlos Sainz
Lewis Hamilton
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Carlos Sainz | Lewis Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 9 · 16 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 8 · 12 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P4 | 7 · 13 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 7 · 11 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 6 · 10 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 5 · 11 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 5 · 11 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 5 · 10 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 2 · P2 | 5 · 9 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 1 · P3 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 3 · 8 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 10 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 2 · P3 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
Team history
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso 2015–2016Renault 2017Toro Rosso 2017Renault 2018McLaren 2019–2020Ferrari 2021–2024Williams 2025–2026
Lewis Hamilton
20072026
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).