Lewis Hamilton

British · 2007–2026
VS

Sergio Pérez

Mexican · 2011–2026
Race H2H
233 59
292 shared
Qualifying H2H
230 56
286 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: 13 · 2
2024 P7 2011 P5 2012 P4 2013 P4 2014 P1 2015 P1 2016 P2 2017 P1 2018 P1 2019 P1 2020 P1 2021 P2 2022 P3 2023 P2 2026 P3
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton Sergio Pérez
Championships
7
0
Wins
106
6
Poles
104
3
Podiums
207
39
Fastest laps
69
12
Career points
5,096.5
1,585
Starts
390
293
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton Sergio Pérez
Win rate
27.2%
2%
Podium rate
53.1%
13.3%
Pole rate
26.7%
1%
Points / start
13.1
5.4
Avg grid
P4.7
P10.2
Avg finish
P5.2
P9.6
Finish rate
92.3%
89.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton Sergio Pérez
Overtakes
2,424
2,738
Overtakes / race
6.3
9.6
Places lost
2,145
2,272
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 Sergio Pérez
Mechanical retirements
10
10
Crash retirements
14
14
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 · 8
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
2011
2007 · aged 22
First win
2020 · aged 30
2007
First pole
2022
2008 · aged 23
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025
Lewis Hamilton Sergio Pérez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Lewis Hamilton Sergio Pérez
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 9 · 16 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Hungaroring 8 · 12 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 7 · 13 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 11 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Bahrain International Circuit 5 · 11 · P1 1 · 4 · P1
Shanghai International Circuit 6 · 10 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Yas Marina Circuit 5 · 10 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit of the Americas 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Marina Bay Street Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Sochi Autodrom 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Monaco 3 · 8 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Baku City Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 2 · 10 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Red Bull Ring 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Istanbul Park 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Losail International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Valencia Street Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Korean International Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Miami International Autodrome 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Buddh International Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Lewis Hamilton
MCL
MER
McLaren 2007–2012Mercedes 2013–2024Ferrari 2025–2026
Sergio Pérez
FOR
RED
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
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).