Kevin Magnussen

Danish · 2014–2024
VS

Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
Race H2H
20 147
167 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 152
163 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
7
P9
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 8
2024 P1 2016 P5 2017 P6 2018 P4 2019 P3 2020 P3 2022 P1 2023 P1
Career totals
Kevin Magnussen Max Verstappen
Championships
0
4
Wins
0
71
Poles
0
48
Podiums
1
130
Fastest laps
3
37
Career points
196
3,383.5
Starts
186
243
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kevin Magnussen Max Verstappen
Win rate
0%
29.2%
Podium rate
0.5%
53.5%
Pole rate
0%
19.8%
Points / start
1.1
13.9
Avg grid
P13.4
P4.9
Avg finish
P13.6
P5.6
Finish rate
84.9%
86.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kevin Magnussen Max Verstappen
Overtakes
1,672
1,358
Overtakes / race
9.2
5.8
Places lost
1,722
1,135
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
Kevin Magnussen Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
13
14
Crash retirements
9
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2014
Debut season
2015
First win
2016 · aged 18
First pole
2019
First title
2021 · aged 24
P2
Best finish
P1
-0.1
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Kevin Magnussen Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Kevin Magnussen Max Verstappen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 5 · 9 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 5 · 7 · P1
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 0 · 0 · P7 5 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P6 4 · 8 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 4 · 7 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 0 · P8 4 · 7 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P9 4 · 4 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 7 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P15 3 · 5 · P1
Losail International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 3 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 5 · P1
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 3 · P1
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 3 · P1
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 2 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 2 · P1
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 4 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
HAA
HAA
McLaren 2014–2015Renault 2016Haas F1 Team 2017–2020Haas F1 Team 2022–2024
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
20142026
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).