As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Liam Lawson · Max Verstappen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.633s
Max Verstappen faster by the median gap over 5 sessions
2025
+0.913s
2
2026
+0.352s
3
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
6
—
46
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
5
—
47
52 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
4
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
7
P9
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 4
2024
P1
2025
P2
2023
P1
2026
P4
Teammate battle by season
0
2
2025
1
2
2026
Career totals
Liam Lawson
Max Verstappen
Championships
0
4
Wins
0
73
Poles
0
50
Podiums
0
136
Fastest laps
0
38
Career points
112
3,502.5
Starts
52
250
Rate-adjusted · per start
Liam Lawson
Max Verstappen
Win rate
0%
29.2%
Podium rate
0%
54.4%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
2.2
14.0
Avg grid
P12.1
P4.9
Avg finish
P11.7
P5.6
Finish rate
88.5%
86.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Liam Lawson
Max Verstappen
Overtakes
598
1,572
Overtakes / race
11.5
6.4
Places lost
308
1,009
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
Liam Lawson
Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
0
14
Crash retirements
0
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: 6 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
2023
Debut season
2015
—
First win
2016 · aged 18
—
First pole
2019
—
First title
2021 · aged 24
P5
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
Liam Lawson
Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Liam Lawson | Max Verstappen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 5 · 9 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P6 5 · 9 · P1 VER | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P17 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P17 5 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 0 · P16 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P16 5 · 6 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P8 | 4 · 8 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P8 4 · 8 · P1 VER | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P9 4 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P9 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P9 4 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P14 | 4 · 4 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P14 4 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P8 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P8 3 · 6 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 6 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P11 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P11 3 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Lusail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P9 3 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P12 2 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P16 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P16 2 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · — 2 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P14 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P14 2 · 2 · P1 VER | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P13 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 2 · P1 VER | ||
| Madring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| LAW 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 VER | ||
Team history
Liam Lawson
Max Verstappen
20152026
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).