Max Verstappen

Dutch · 2015–2026
VS

Liam Lawson

New Zealander · 2023–2026
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
3
0
Max Verstappen · Liam Lawson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.750s
Max Verstappen faster by the median gap over 3 sessions
2025 −0.913s 2
2026 −0.115s 1
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
41 6
47 shared
Qualifying H2H
42 5
47 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
7
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P9
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 0
2024 P1 2025 P2 2023 P1 2026 P6
Teammate battle by season
2
0
2025
0
1
2026
Career totals
Max Verstappen Liam Lawson
Championships
4
0
Wins
71
0
Poles
48
0
Podiums
131
0
Fastest laps
37
0
Career points
3,401.5
90
Starts
245
47
Rate-adjusted · per start
Max Verstappen Liam Lawson
Win rate
29%
0%
Podium rate
53.5%
0%
Pole rate
19.6%
0%
Points / start
13.9
1.9
Avg grid
P4.9
P12.1
Avg finish
P5.6
P11.9
Finish rate
86.1%
87.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Max Verstappen Liam Lawson
Overtakes
1,368
360
Overtakes / race
5.8
7.8
Places lost
1,144
379
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
Max Verstappen Liam Lawson
Mechanical retirements
14
0
Crash retirements
15
0
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: 5 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2023
2016 · aged 18
First win
2019
First pole
2021 · aged 24
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
-0.7
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Max Verstappen Liam Lawson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Max Verstappen Liam Lawson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
VER 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 LAW
Yas Marina Circuit 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P17
VER 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P17 LAW
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
VER 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 LAW
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
VER 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 LAW
Suzuka Circuit 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
VER 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 LAW
Circuit of the Americas 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
VER 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 LAW
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
VER 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 LAW
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
VER 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 LAW
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
VER 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 LAW
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
VER 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 LAW
Circuit Park Zandvoort 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
VER 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 LAW
Losail International Circuit 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
VER 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 LAW
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
VER 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 LAW
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
VER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 LAW
Hungaroring 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
VER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 LAW
Jeddah Corniche Circuit 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
VER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 LAW
Bahrain International Circuit 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
VER 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 LAW
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 LAW
Baku City Circuit 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 LAW
Miami International Autodrome 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — LAW
Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
VER 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 LAW
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P13
VER 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 LAW
Shanghai International Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
VER 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 LAW
Marina Bay Street Circuit 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
VER 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 LAW
Team history
Max Verstappen
RED
Toro Rosso 2015Red Bull 2016Toro Rosso 2016Red Bull 2017–2026
Liam Lawson
RB
AlphaTauri 2023RB F1 Team 2024–2025Red Bull 2025RB F1 Team 2026Red Bull 2026
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).