As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Lewis Hamilton · Charles Leclerc
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.105s
Charles Leclerc faster by the median gap over 41 sessions
2025
+0.190s
24
2026
+0.007s
17
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
114
—
75
189 shared
Qualifying H2H
98
—
91
189 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
6 · 3
2024
P3
2025
P5
2018
P1
2019
P1
2020
P1
2021
P2
2022
P2
2023
P3
2026
P3
Teammate battle by season
4
20
2025
9
8
2026
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
Championships
7
0
Wins
106
9
Poles
104
27
Podiums
208
55
Fastest laps
69
14
Career points
5,157.5
1,769
Starts
397
190
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
Win rate
26.7%
4.7%
Podium rate
52.4%
28.9%
Pole rate
26.2%
14.2%
Points / start
13.0
9.3
Avg grid
P4.7
P6.1
Avg finish
P5.2
P7.4
Finish rate
92.2%
87.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
Overtakes
2,667
1,355
Overtakes / race
6.8
7.3
Places lost
1,957
953
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
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
Mechanical retirements
10
7
Crash retirements
14
10
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: 7 · 7
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2018
2007 · aged 22
First win
2019 · aged 21
2007
First pole
2019
2008 · aged 23
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
Lewis Hamilton
Charles Leclerc
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 9 · 16 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| HAM 9 · 16 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 LEC | ||
| Hungaroring | 8 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 8 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 7 · 13 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 7 · 13 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 11 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 7 · 11 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 8 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 LEC | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 · 11 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 11 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 LEC | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 5 · 11 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 11 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 LEC | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 5 · 9 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 9 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 LEC | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 6 · 10 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 6 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 5 · 10 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| HAM 5 · 10 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 LEC | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 · 8 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HAM 3 · 8 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 LEC | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HAM 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 LEC | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HAM 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 LEC | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 10 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 10 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 LEC | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 6 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 LEC | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| HAM 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P15 LEC | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HAM 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 LEC | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC | ||
| Istanbul Park | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| HAM 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 LEC | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 1 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HAM 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 LEC | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 LEC | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 LEC | ||
| Lusail International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 LEC | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 LEC | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HAM 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 LEC | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HAM 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 LEC | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HAM 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 LEC | ||
| Madring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 LEC | ||
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).