Race H2H
79
—
100
179 shared
Qualifying H2H
77
—
102
179 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
4
2
Runner-up
3
3
Top-3 finishes
8
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 6
2007
P9
2008
P8
2009
P2
2010
P1
2011
P1
2012
P1
2013
P1
2014
P2
2015
P2
2016
P1
Career totals
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
Championships
1
4
Wins
23
53
Poles
30
57
Podiums
57
122
Fastest laps
20
38
Career points
1,594.5
3,098
Starts
206
300
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
Win rate
11.2%
17.7%
Podium rate
27.7%
40.7%
Pole rate
14.6%
19%
Points / start
7.7
10.3
Avg grid
P6.9
P6.3
Avg finish
P8.3
P7.1
Finish rate
85.9%
88%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
Overtakes
1,583
2,126
Overtakes / race
7.9
7.3
Places lost
1,574
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
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
Mechanical retirements
15
20
Crash retirements
14
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2006
Debut season
2007
2012 · aged 26
First win
2008 · aged 21
2012
First pole
2008
2016 · aged 31
First title
2010 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.3
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 8 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 4 · P2 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 5 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 0 · 3 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Baku City Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Istanbul Park | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
Team history
Nico Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel
20062022
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).