Charles Leclerc

Monegasque · 2018–2026
VS

Sebastian Vettel

German · 2007–2022
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
21
17
Qualifyingahead
25
13
Charles Leclerc · Sebastian Vettel
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.215s
Charles Leclerc faster by the median gap over 37 sessions
2019 −0.074s 20
2020 −0.368s 17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
56 45
101 shared
Qualifying H2H
58 41
99 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
1
Runner-up
3
2
Top-3 finishes
8
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
2018 P2 2019 P4 2020 P8 2021 P7 2022 P2
Teammate battle by season
9
12
2019
12
5
2020
Career totals
Charles Leclerc Sebastian Vettel
Championships
0
4
Wins
9
53
Poles
27
57
Podiums
54
122
Fastest laps
11
38
Career points
1,693
3,098
Starts
183
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Charles Leclerc Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
4.9%
17.7%
Podium rate
29.5%
40.7%
Pole rate
14.8%
19%
Points / start
9.3
10.3
Avg grid
P6.2
P6.3
Avg finish
P7.4
P7.1
Finish rate
87.4%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Charles Leclerc Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
1,171
2,126
Overtakes / race
6.7
7.3
Places lost
1,192
1,897
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 Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
7
20
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2018
Debut season
2007
2019 · aged 21
First win
2008 · aged 21
2019
First pole
2008
First title
2010 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Charles Leclerc Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Charles Leclerc Sebastian Vettel
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 8 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 3 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 4 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 7 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 4 · 8 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 3 · 7 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 5 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 7 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 5 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 6 · P1
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 3 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Baku City Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P17
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
Charles Leclerc
FER
Sauber 2018Ferrari 2019–2026
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
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).