Charles Leclerc

Monegasque · 2018–2026
VS

Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
Race H2H
49 134
183 shared
Qualifying H2H
56 127
183 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
7
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 8
2024 P1 2025 P2 2018 P4 2019 P3 2020 P3 2021 P1 2022 P1 2023 P1 2026 P4
Career totals
Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen
Championships
0
4
Wins
9
71
Poles
27
48
Podiums
54
130
Fastest laps
11
37
Career points
1,693
3,383.5
Starts
183
243
Rate-adjusted · per start
Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen
Win rate
4.9%
29.2%
Podium rate
29.5%
53.5%
Pole rate
14.8%
19.8%
Points / start
9.3
13.9
Avg grid
P6.2
P4.9
Avg finish
P7.4
P5.6
Finish rate
87.4%
86.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen
Overtakes
1,171
1,358
Overtakes / race
6.7
5.8
Places lost
1,192
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
Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
7
14
Crash retirements
10
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: 6 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2018
Debut season
2015
2019 · aged 21
First win
2016 · aged 18
2019
First pole
2019
First title
2021 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 1 · 5 · P1 5 · 9 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 5 · 7 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 3 · P1 4 · 7 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 3 · P2 5 · 6 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 3 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 8 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 4 · 7 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 4 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 6 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 7 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P3 3 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 4 · P1
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Baku City Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 3 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 3 · P1
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P15 1 · 2 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Charles Leclerc
FER
Sauber 2018Ferrari 2019–2026
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).