As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Lewis Hamilton · George Russell
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.061s
George Russell faster by the median gap over 68 sessions
2022
−0.030s
22
2023
+0.020s
22
2024
+0.190s
24
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
101
—
62
163 shared
Qualifying H2H
89
—
71
160 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
0
3
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 4
2024
P6
2025
P4
2019
P1
2020
P1
2021
P2
2022
P4
2023
P3
2026
P2
Teammate battle by season
10
12
2022
15
7
2023
9
15
2024
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Championships
7
0
Wins
106
7
Poles
104
12
Podiums
207
30
Fastest laps
69
11
Career points
5,118.5
1,102
Starts
392
164
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Win rate
27%
4.3%
Podium rate
52.8%
18.3%
Pole rate
26.5%
7.3%
Points / start
13.1
6.7
Avg grid
P4.7
P8.7
Avg finish
P5.2
P9.4
Finish rate
92.3%
89%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Overtakes
2,444
1,192
Overtakes / race
6.3
7.4
Places lost
2,163
1,078
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
George Russell
Mechanical retirements
10
5
Crash retirements
14
7
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 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2019
2007 · aged 22
First win
2022 · aged 24
2007
First pole
2022
2008 · aged 23
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 9 · 16 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HAM 9 · 16 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 RUS | ||
| Hungaroring | 8 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| HAM 8 · 12 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 RUS | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 11 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HAM 7 · 11 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 RUS | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 7 · 13 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HAM 7 · 13 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 RUS | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 6 · 10 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HAM 6 · 10 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 RUS | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 · 11 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HAM 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 RUS | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 5 · 11 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| HAM 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 RUS | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 5 · 10 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 5 · 10 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 RUS | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 RUS | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 5 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HAM 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 RUS | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HAM 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 RUS | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| HAM 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 RUS | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 6 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 RUS | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HAM 3 · 7 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 RUS | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RUS | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 10 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 10 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 RUS | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HAM 3 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 RUS | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| HAM 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 RUS | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RUS | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 RUS | ||
| Istanbul Park | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| HAM 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P15 RUS | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| HAM 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — RUS | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| HAM 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 RUS | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| HAM 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 RUS | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HAM 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 RUS | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RUS | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RUS | ||
| Losail International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 RUS | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 RUS | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| HAM 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 RUS | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 RUS | ||
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).