Kamui Kobayashi
Japanese · 2009–2014
VS

Sergio Pérez
Mexican · 2011–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
21
17
Qualifyingahead
17
20
Kamui Kobayashi · Sergio Pérez
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.133s
Sergio Pérez faster by the median gap over 36 sessions
2011 +0.183s 17
2012 +0.124s 19
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
24 — 30
54 shared
Qualifying H2H
18 — 35
53 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P12
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
2011 P12 2012 P10 2014 P10
Teammate battle by season
11
7
2011
10
10
2012
Career totals
Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
6
Poles
0
3
Podiums
1
39
Fastest laps
1
12
Career points
125
1,585
Starts
76
293
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez
Win rate
0%
2%
Podium rate
1.3%
13.3%
Pole rate
0%
1%
Points / start
1.6
5.4
Avg grid
P14.3
P10.2
Avg finish
P14.0
P9.6
Finish rate
72.4%
89.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez
Overtakes
781
2,738
Overtakes / race
11.2
9.6
Places lost
658
2,272
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
Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez
Mechanical retirements
9
10
Crash retirements
9
14
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: 3 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2009
Debut season
2011
—
First win
2020 · aged 30
—
First pole
2022
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.3
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024
Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kamui Kobayashi Sergio Pérez
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 1 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 1 · P3
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Korean International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Kamui Kobayashi
SAU
Toyota 2009Sauber 2010–2012Caterham 2014
Sergio Pérez
FOR
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20092026
Kamui Kobayashi → Sergio Pérez → Compare others
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).