Lando Norris

British · 2019–2026
VS

Sebastian Vettel

German · 2007–2022
Race H2H
49 31
80 shared
Qualifying H2H
52 26
78 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
4
1
Runner-up
3
2
Top-3 finishes
8
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 1
2019 P5 2020 P9 2021 P6 2022 P7
Career totals
Lando Norris Sebastian Vettel
Championships
1
4
Wins
11
53
Poles
16
57
Podiums
46
122
Fastest laps
20
38
Career points
1,421
3,098
Starts
162
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lando Norris Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
6.8%
17.7%
Podium rate
28.4%
40.7%
Pole rate
9.9%
19%
Points / start
8.8
10.3
Avg grid
P6.5
P6.3
Avg finish
P7.4
P7.1
Finish rate
93.8%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lando Norris Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
1,156
2,126
Overtakes / race
7.2
7.3
Places lost
1,096
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
Lando Norris Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
4
20
Crash retirements
3
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: 3 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2019
Debut season
2007
2024 · aged 24
First win
2008 · aged 21
2021
First pole
2008
2025 · aged 26
First title
2010 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Lando Norris Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Lando Norris Sebastian Vettel
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Marina Bay Street Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 5 · 8 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 4 · 8 · P1
Yas Marina Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 7 · P1
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 7 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Bahrain International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 4 · 5 · P1
Hungaroring 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 3 · P2 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 7 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 6 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 6 · P1
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 5 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 6 · P1
Circuit of the Americas 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Istanbul Park 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1
Miami International Autodrome 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P17
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Baku City Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2
Sochi Autodrom 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Losail International Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
Lando Norris
MCL
McLaren 2019–2026
Sebastian Vettel
RED
FER
BMW Sauber 2007Toro Rosso 2007–2008Red Bull 2009–2014Ferrari 2015–2020Aston Martin 2021–2022
20072026
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).