Championship record
7
World titles
4
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
7
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Championships
7
4
Wins
91
73
Poles
68
50
Podiums
155
136
Fastest laps
21
38
Career points
1,566
3,502.5
Starts
308
250
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Win rate
29.5%
29.2%
Podium rate
50.3%
54.4%
Pole rate
22.1%
20%
Points / start
5.1
14.0
Avg grid
P4.9
P4.9
Avg finish
P6.9
P5.6
Finish rate
79.2%
86.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Overtakes
1,503
1,572
Overtakes / race
6.5
6.4
Places lost
1,353
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
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Mechanical retirements
31
14
Crash retirements
31
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: 2 · 5
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
2015
1992 · aged 23
First win
2016 · aged 18
1994
First pole
2019
1994 · aged 25
First title
2021 · aged 24
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-0.6
Season points trajectory
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Michael Schumacher | Max Verstappen |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 7 · 12 · P1 | 4 · 4 · P1 |
| MSC 7 · 12 · P1 4 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 6 · 12 · P1 | 4 · 8 · P1 |
| MSC 6 · 12 · P1 4 · 8 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 12 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| MSC 7 · 12 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 VER | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 6 · 9 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| MSC 6 · 9 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 · 9 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| MSC 6 · 9 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 VER | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| MSC 5 · 8 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 4 · 10 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 10 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 5 · 9 · P1 |
| MSC 2 · 4 · P1 5 · 9 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 5 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 5 · 7 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Hungaroring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 7 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| MSC 3 · 7 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Hockenheimring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 VER | ||
| Nürburgring | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| MSC 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 VER | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 4 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 4 · 5 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 3 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| MSC 3 · 5 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 VER | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P7 5 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 5 · 6 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P3 5 · 6 · P1 VER | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 0 · P16 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P16 4 · 7 · P1 VER | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| MSC 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 VER | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| MSC 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 VER | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P13 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| MSC 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 5 · P1 VER | ||
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| MSC 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 VER | ||
Team history
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
19912026
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).