Race H2H
90
—
71
161 shared
Qualifying H2H
81
—
77
158 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
4
1
Runner-up
3
7
Top-3 finishes
8
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 4
2015
P3
2016
P4
2017
P2
2018
P2
2019
P3
2020
P3
2021
P1
2022
P1
Career totals
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Championships
4
4
Wins
73
53
Poles
50
57
Podiums
136
122
Fastest laps
38
38
Career points
3,502.5
3,098
Starts
250
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
29.2%
17.7%
Podium rate
54.4%
40.7%
Pole rate
20%
19%
Points / start
14.0
10.3
Avg grid
P4.9
P6.3
Avg finish
P5.6
P7.1
Finish rate
86.4%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
1,572
2,126
Overtakes / race
6.4
7.3
Places lost
1,009
1,897
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
Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
14
20
Crash retirements
15
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: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2007
2016 · aged 18
First win
2008 · aged 21
2019
First pole
2008
2021 · aged 24
First title
2010 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Max Verstappen | Sebastian Vettel |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 4 · 8 · P1 |
| VER 4 · 7 · P1 4 · 8 · P1 VET | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 5 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| VER 5 · 7 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 VET | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 5 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| VER 1 · 5 · P1 5 · 8 · P1 VET | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| VER 3 · 6 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 VET | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| VER 3 · 7 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 VET | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| VER 3 · 4 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 VET | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 4 · P1 4 · 5 · P1 VET | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 4 · 5 · P1 VET | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 4 · 8 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| VER 4 · 8 · P1 1 · 5 · P1 VET | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 3 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| VER 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 6 · P1 VET | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 5 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 VET | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 4 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| VER 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 VET | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 VET | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 5 · P1 2 · 7 · P1 VET | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 5 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 VET | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 7 · P1 VET | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| VER 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 VET | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 4 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| VER 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 VET | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| VER 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 VET | ||
| Lusail International Circuit | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VER 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 VET | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| VER 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 6 · P1 VET | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| VER 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 VET | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| VER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · — VET | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 VET | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P17 VET | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 VET | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| VER 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 3 · P1 VET | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| VER 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 VET | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| VER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 3 · P2 VET | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 VET | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VER 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 VET | ||
Team history
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
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).