Charles Leclerc

Monegasque · 2018–2026
VS

Valtteri Bottas

Finnish · 2013–2026
Race H2H
88 71
159 shared
Qualifying H2H
88 70
158 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P2
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 4
2024 P3 2018 P5 2019 P2 2020 P2 2021 P3 2022 P2 2023 P5 2026 P4
Career totals
Charles Leclerc Valtteri Bottas
Championships
0
0
Wins
9
10
Poles
27
20
Podiums
54
67
Fastest laps
11
19
Career points
1,693
1,788
Starts
183
257
Rate-adjusted · per start
Charles Leclerc Valtteri Bottas
Win rate
4.9%
3.9%
Podium rate
29.5%
26.1%
Pole rate
14.8%
7.8%
Points / start
9.3
7.0
Avg grid
P6.2
P8.5
Avg finish
P7.4
P9.3
Finish rate
87.4%
88.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Charles Leclerc Valtteri Bottas
Overtakes
1,171
1,883
Overtakes / race
6.7
7.4
Places lost
1,192
1,734
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 Valtteri Bottas
Mechanical retirements
7
11
Crash retirements
10
8
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 · 11
Milestones & racecraft
2018
Debut season
2013
2019 · aged 21
First win
2017 · aged 27
2019
First pole
2017
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Charles Leclerc Valtteri Bottas
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Charles Leclerc Valtteri Bottas
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 1 · 5 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 5 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Baku City Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 4 · P2
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P17
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P16
Team history
Charles Leclerc
FER
Sauber 2018Ferrari 2019–2026
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
MER
ALF
Williams 2013–2016Mercedes 2017–2021Alfa Romeo 2022–2023Sauber 2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20132026
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).