Daniel Ricciardo

Australian · 2011–2024
VS

Sebastian Vettel

German · 2007–2022
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
13
6
Qualifyingahead
10
9
Daniel Ricciardo · Sebastian Vettel
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.163s
Daniel Ricciardo faster by the median gap over 18 sessions
2014 −0.163s 18
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
81 149
230 shared
Qualifying H2H
76 151
227 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
3
2
Top-3 finishes
8
P3
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 7
2011 P1 2012 P1 2013 P1 2014 P3 2015 P3 2016 P3 2017 P2 2018 P2 2019 P5 2020 P5 2021 P8 2022 P11
Teammate battle by season
13
6
2014
Career totals
Daniel Ricciardo Sebastian Vettel
Championships
0
4
Wins
8
53
Poles
3
57
Podiums
32
122
Fastest laps
17
38
Career points
1,320
3,098
Starts
257
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Daniel Ricciardo Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
3.1%
17.7%
Podium rate
12.5%
40.7%
Pole rate
1.2%
19%
Points / start
5.1
10.3
Avg grid
P10.0
P6.3
Avg finish
P10.2
P7.1
Finish rate
85.6%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Daniel Ricciardo Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
2,321
2,126
Overtakes / race
9.1
7.3
Places lost
2,023
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
Daniel Ricciardo Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
24
20
Crash retirements
8
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: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2011
Debut season
2007
2014 · aged 24
First win
2008 · aged 21
2016
First pole
2008
First title
2010 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.2
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022
Daniel Ricciardo Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Daniel Ricciardo Sebastian Vettel
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 5 · 8 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 4 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 8 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 6 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 4 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 4 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 6 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 7 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 7 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 5 · P1
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 3 · P1
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 3 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 6 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 5 · P1
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 5 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 4 · P1
Baku City Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 3 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P13
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P17
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
Daniel Ricciardo
RED
HRT 2011Toro Rosso 2012–2013Red Bull 2014–2018Renault 2019–2020McLaren 2021–2022AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
20072024
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).