As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Max Verstappen · Sergio Pérez
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
−0.435s
Max Verstappen faster by the median gap over 88 sessions
2021
−0.455s
21
2022
−0.350s
22
2023
−0.540s
21
2024
−0.412s
24
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
171
—
53
224 shared
Qualifying H2H
180
—
38
218 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
1
7
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
10 · 1
2024
P1
2015
P9
2016
P5
2017
P6
2018
P4
2019
P3
2020
P3
2021
P1
2022
P1
2023
P1
2026
P4
Teammate battle by season
19
3
2021
17
5
2022
20
2
2023
23
1
2024
Career totals
Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Championships
4
0
Wins
73
6
Poles
50
3
Podiums
136
39
Fastest laps
38
12
Career points
3,502.5
1,585
Starts
250
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Win rate
29.2%
2%
Podium rate
54.4%
13%
Pole rate
20%
1%
Points / start
14.0
5.3
Avg grid
P4.9
P10.4
Avg finish
P5.6
P9.8
Finish rate
86.4%
88.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Overtakes
1,572
2,899
Overtakes / race
6.4
9.9
Places lost
1,009
2,144
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
Sergio Pérez
Mechanical retirements
14
10
Crash retirements
15
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: 5 · 10
Milestones & racecraft
2015
Debut season
2011
2016 · aged 18
First win
2020 · aged 30
2019
First pole
2022
2021 · aged 24
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 5 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 5 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 5 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| VER 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 PER | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 4 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VER 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PER | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 PER | ||
| Baku City Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 4 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 PER | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 4 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VER 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PER | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 PER | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 PER | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VER 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 PER | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 PER | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 PER | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 PER | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VER 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 PER | ||
| Lusail International Circuit | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VER 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 PER | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PER | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| VER 1 · 5 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 PER | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PER | ||
| Miami International Autodrome | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PER | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Las Vegas Strip Street Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VER 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 PER | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VER 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 PER | ||
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 PER | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| VER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 PER | ||
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VER 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 PER | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 PER | ||
| Madring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| VER 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — PER | ||
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VER 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 PER | ||
Team history
Max Verstappen
Sergio Pérez
Sauber 2011–2012McLaren 2013Force India 2014–2018Racing Point 2019–2020Red Bull 2021–2024Cadillac F1 Team 2026
20112026
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).