Race H2H
57
—
82
139 shared
Qualifying H2H
55
—
78
133 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
4
2
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
7
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 4
2015
P4
2016
P5
2017
P4
2018
P3
2019
P3
2020
P3
2021
P1
Career totals
Kimi Räikkönen
Max Verstappen
Championships
1
4
Wins
21
71
Poles
18
48
Podiums
103
130
Fastest laps
42
37
Career points
1,873
3,383.5
Starts
352
243
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kimi Räikkönen
Max Verstappen
Win rate
6%
29.2%
Podium rate
29.3%
53.5%
Pole rate
5.1%
19.8%
Points / start
5.3
13.9
Avg grid
P7.6
P4.9
Avg finish
P8.5
P5.6
Finish rate
81.2%
86.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kimi Räikkönen
Max Verstappen
Overtakes
2,703
1,358
Overtakes / race
8.0
5.8
Places lost
2,441
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
Kimi Räikkönen
Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
45
14
Crash retirements
21
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: 0 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2015
2003 · aged 23
First win
2016 · aged 18
2003
First pole
2019
2007 · aged 28
First title
2021 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
Kimi Räikkönen
Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Kimi Räikkönen | Max Verstappen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 5 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 2 · 5 · P1 | 4 · 8 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 3 · P2 | 5 · 9 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 1 · 2 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 2 · P3 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 4 · 4 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 1 · 9 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P14 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 8 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · P15 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
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).