George Russell

British · 2019–2026
VS

Robert Kubica

Polish · 2006–2021
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
17
4
Qualifyingahead
15
2
George Russell · Robert Kubica
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.488s
George Russell faster by the median gap over 19 sessions
2019 −0.488s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
18 5
23 shared
Qualifying H2H
17 2
19 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
2019 P19 2021 P15
Teammate battle by season
17
4
2019
Career totals
George Russell Robert Kubica
Championships
0
0
Wins
7
1
Poles
12
1
Podiums
29
12
Fastest laps
11
1
Career points
1,081
274
Starts
162
99
Rate-adjusted · per start
George Russell Robert Kubica
Win rate
4.3%
1%
Podium rate
17.9%
12.1%
Pole rate
7.4%
1%
Points / start
6.7
2.8
Avg grid
P8.8
P9.9
Avg finish
P9.4
P10.6
Finish rate
88.9%
86.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
George Russell Robert Kubica
Overtakes
1,169
743
Overtakes / race
7.3
7.5
Places lost
1,067
733
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
George Russell Robert Kubica
Mechanical retirements
5
9
Crash retirements
7
3
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
2019
Debut season
2006
2022 · aged 24
First win
2008 · aged 23
2022
First pole
2008
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
2006 2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024
George Russell Robert Kubica
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit George Russell Robert Kubica
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Red Bull Ring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P20
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Baku City Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P16
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Hungaroring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P15
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P18
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P18
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Team history
George Russell
MER
Williams 2019Mercedes 2020Williams 2020–2021Mercedes 2022–2026
Robert Kubica
BMW
BMW Sauber 2006–2009Renault 2010Williams 2019Alfa Romeo 2021
20062026
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).